Namahanna@lemm.ee to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoUSA gets closer to Idiocracy every daylemm.eeimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1800arrow-down112
arrow-up1788arrow-down1imageUSA gets closer to Idiocracy every daylemm.eeNamahanna@lemm.ee to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-27 hours ago But that is of course not how intelligence works. But intelligence is influenced by genetics. Early twin studies of adult individuals have found a heritability of IQ between 57% and 73%, with some recent studies showing heritability for IQ as high as 80%. NYWATDBIDSYWV
minus-squareuienia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·6 hours agoWhich is nowhere near the 100% which the movie implies.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 hours agoThe movie doesn’t imply 100%. The hypothesis they use is that stupid people have more kids and become the majority. It shows the genetic selection occuring over many generations.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoAdd in the effects of poverty, poor nutrition, lack of education, then top off with peer pressure and you get close to 100%
But intelligence is influenced by genetics. Early twin studies of adult individuals have found a heritability of IQ between 57% and 73%, with some recent studies showing heritability for IQ as high as 80%.
NYWATDBIDSYWV
Which is nowhere near the 100% which the movie implies.
The movie doesn’t imply 100%.
The hypothesis they use is that stupid people have more kids and become the majority. It shows the genetic selection occuring over many generations.
Add in the effects of poverty, poor nutrition, lack of education, then top off with peer pressure and you get close to 100%