I really don’t think genetics have much to do with the current populations’ intelligence compared to many generations prior. There’s simply not been enough time evolutionarily speaking to make a difference I would say. Basically all of recorded history is a blip when considering evolution on a longer time scale.
Education and a stable, fruitful upbringing is what makes smart people if you ask me.
But I’m mostly basing this on a gut feeling or a hunch, not really anything rigorous.
The smarter you are, the less likely you are to want kids or have “accidents”, and even if you do, you won’t have many.
Spot the bad trend.
Exception: Rich people have kids regardless of how smart they are.
This is another bad trend.
We’re not quite at Eloi and Morlocks yet, but given how things are at the moment, I think we’ll be there sooner than H.G.Wells thought.
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Or The Time Machine, hence the Morlocks and Eloi comment.
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I really don’t think genetics have much to do with the current populations’ intelligence compared to many generations prior. There’s simply not been enough time evolutionarily speaking to make a difference I would say. Basically all of recorded history is a blip when considering evolution on a longer time scale.
Education and a stable, fruitful upbringing is what makes smart people if you ask me.
But I’m mostly basing this on a gut feeling or a hunch, not really anything rigorous.