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A comment on Americans' confidence in higher education has taken a nosedive. Parent comment

Re:Americans' confidence in higher education has taken a nos... by guccigav on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @11:40PM (#40992289)
> A person in a given place on the spectrum seems to earn the same regardless of whether or not they have a degree.

Real income to GDP ratio has been stagnant by some degrees but in this case, we're only looking at average IQ on a normal distribution, average as in 85-115 (or whatever the official range is), assuming that's what you mean by 'spectrum'. e.g. for the average {IQ} or whatever metric you meant in a person, he/she will earn more compared to the same person ceteris paribus, but without a university education.

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Re:Americans' confidence in higher education has taken a nos... by randomdata on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @11:45PM (#40992314)
Humans are way more complicated than IQ. Someone with a high IQ but little ambition is not going to go far in college nor are they going to go far in the economy.

People over time is the only reasonably reliable measure we have. And the data is clear: Statistically, people did not start earning more when they started attaining college degrees.

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