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In Today's Economy, It Seems Like IQ Is More Important Than Ever

by paulpauper·11y ago·4 comments·view on hn ↗

In Today's <a href="http://greyenlightenment.com/winner-take-all-nation/">Winner-Take-All Nation</a> competitive Economy, It Seems Like IQ Is More Important Than Ever

People are falling behind because of low IQs and the winner-take-all economy that showers great riches upon some and not much for everyone else. Today’s hyper-meritocracy is amplifying the socioeconomic ramifications of individual cognitive differences such that a person with an IQ >110 is much more likely to succeed than someone with an IQ <90 , whereas decades ago the divide wasn't so obvious. T

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I think GDP growth is just overly pimped using various statistical trickery (hedonistic approaches etc.).

Probably the income shows a much clearer picture and the gap is not necessarily caused by increased inequality.

Personality, both from genetics and upbringing, is just as important as IQ.

http://greyenlightenment.com/winner-take-all-nation/ link to source. for some reason they don't allow hyperlinks in post body

It's in the FAQ for Hacker News.[1]

[Q:] How do I make a link in a question?

[A:] You can't. This is to prevent people from using this method as a way of submitting a link, but with their comments in a privileged position at the top of the page. If you want to submit a link with comments, just submit it, then add a regular comment.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html