Who cares about the Ivy League?

Re:Who cares about the Ivy League? by ska on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @01:45PM (#26241095)

> Genetics and family wealth

I suspect by "genetics" here you really mean something like "network you are born into", no?

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Re:Who cares about the Ivy League? by tharne on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @01:54PM (#26241234)

I'm pretty sure they mean that if two parents are of above average intelligence then they're more likely to produce children of above average intelligence.

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Re:Who cares about the Ivy League? by pc86 on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @02:35PM (#26241784)

Really I just meant "who your parents happen to be" which is closer to the GP's point but admittedly I worded it awkwardly.

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Re:Who cares about the Ivy League? by ska on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @02:39PM (#26241845)

Agree that has far more predictive power than anything passed on genetically.

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