You can't use those studies to say "poor people" = "stupid". That kind of blanket statement is the kind of fairy tale elites tell each other to make them feel good about being selfish rich pricks ("oh, I worked hard for what I have. They just don't work hard enough" kind of bullshit).
Some children from poor families perform worse on intelligence tests.
Lack of cognitive abilities correlates with low income in some cases that we studied.
Poverty is not an indicator of intelligence, or courage, or character. Poverty is an indicator that something in our society is profoundly broken and needs fixing.
I work in a medical practice. I see all kinds. I see dumb rich people and I see smart poor people.
And here's some poor people, or people who grew up poor: Stephen King. Aristotle. Jennifer Lopez. Oprah. Ghandi. Jim Carey. Shania Twain. JK Rowling. Jesus of Nazareth. Charles Dickens (who wrote stories about grinding poverty).
I'm not a fan of some of those people, but I'd love to speak to any and all of them, because I'm sure I'd learn something!
> You can't use those studies to say "poor people" = "stupid".
You started talking about intelligence. I only said I don't want to hang out with poor people, for one reason or another.
From my perspective, it's the entire package of the problems they come with. It's true that there are many interesting people from unprivileged background, but when interacting with a random poor person, you're unlikely to run into someone interesting.
Some children from poor families perform worse on intelligence tests.
Lack of cognitive abilities correlates with low income in some cases that we studied.
Poverty is not an indicator of intelligence, or courage, or character. Poverty is an indicator that something in our society is profoundly broken and needs fixing.
I work in a medical practice. I see all kinds. I see dumb rich people and I see smart poor people.
And here's some poor people, or people who grew up poor: Stephen King. Aristotle. Jennifer Lopez. Oprah. Ghandi. Jim Carey. Shania Twain. JK Rowling. Jesus of Nazareth. Charles Dickens (who wrote stories about grinding poverty).
I'm not a fan of some of those people, but I'd love to speak to any and all of them, because I'm sure I'd learn something!