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I don't agree with that framing. I don't just work hard, I work smart, and I come from generations who did the same.

Capability is substantially more genetic than environmental anyway, equivocating and hand-waving everything away as "just luck" is extremely facile.

Some people are oozing with talent and potential, most people are not, that's the reality -- it's science and breeding, not luck.

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"Capability is substantially more genetic than environmental anyway" I am confused how the Chinese can have such a surging middle class if it is genetic. Certainly they have not changed their genetics too much in the last 50 years.

They have a high average IQ with a low standard deviation..

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A large middle class is pretty much exactly what you'd expect based on the testing.

Why would anything need to have changed in the last 50 years?

If the genetics did not change, then something must explain their past performance. Perhaps the environment.

What are you referring to when you say "past performance" specifically?

Are you talking about the Great Leap Forward, which killed tens of millions?

You realize we're discussing individuals getting hired in a job market, not genocidal dictatorships in Asia 50+ years ago, right?

I'm not sure how genetics are anything other than luck?

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