People aren’t dumb because they got the stupid gene (barring deformity that does real brain damage). They’re dumb because they were taught to be.
The are large social circles that being smart is a bad trait. There are social circles where there is little opportunity to learn as well. There’s little differentiation between baby brains and epigenetic traits aren’t set in stone by parentage, though upbringing will have a strong effect throughout life.
You don’t inherit intelligence, you get taught to throw it away or not based largely on environmental factors, including how your parents raise you.
> You don’t inherit intelligence, you get taught to throw it away or not based largely on environmental factors, including how your parents raise you.
You're glossing over the role of other personality traits in success. And yes, environmental factors are hugely important to those as well, but often in complex ways.
For example, food insecurity during childhood has an enormous impact on an individual's ability to delay gratification. While there is certainly quite a bit that parenting can do to make that even worse, there isn't a lot that can be done to make it better.
The are large social circles that being smart is a bad trait. There are social circles where there is little opportunity to learn as well. There’s little differentiation between baby brains and epigenetic traits aren’t set in stone by parentage, though upbringing will have a strong effect throughout life.
You don’t inherit intelligence, you get taught to throw it away or not based largely on environmental factors, including how your parents raise you.