Quote from: practicaldreamer on September 20, 2017, 05:08:49 PM

Quote from: Ibian on September 20, 2017, 04:56:57 PM

Quote from: Torque on September 20, 2017, 04:53:33 PM

I'm not sure I understand the fallacy of high IQ == successful

I bet if you did a survey test of the top 1% or even 0.1% of earners in the world, you'd find that the average IQ was at or below 100.

If anything, evil elite narcissist == successful

It's not that iq equals wealth, obviously anyone can luck into a rich dad. It's that iq equals the ability to generate wealth, on average. Which is why the jews own the banks and by extension the west, highest iq group in the world.

Social network effect + social confirmation bias + self fulfilling prophecy + Judaist cultural values lending themselves well to capitalism + various historical and cultural bias's regarding money lending/usury etc.

Not necessarily more intelligent, no matter what the IQ tests say.

Or maybe smart people just make smart choices. I know it sounds far out there but hey, wild ideas.

In any case, there is no getting around the fact that iq correlates with wealth. You can argue about causality if you want, but at the end of the day the result is what it is.

Quote from: practicaldreamer on September 20, 2017, 05:08:49 PM

The problem I have here Ibian is that you seem to be valuing 1) IQ and 2) wealth acquisition as the measure of the man. Its neither.

You win at life if you have grandkids. Money is a means to that end, and a requirement to do it well in the culture we live in, and a high iq helps in getting lots of it. Very simple.

Quote from: practicaldreamer on September 20, 2017, 05:08:49 PM

I do however agree that immigration policy should be based around the potential value added to society that the individual might bring.

Common ground!