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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The traits that correlate most strongly to success in life are intelligence and delayed gratification. To make life even more unfair, both traits are significantly heritable.
There's a place for society to try to mitigate the negative effects of structural inequality and lack of mobility. But that doesn't mean we should pretend the non-structural factors that play a big part in outcomes don't exist. This is where the progressive left has a lot in common with the religious right, in their suppression of science that doesn't suit their sacred values and narratives.
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Is anyone seriously arguing that "non-structural" factors don't or shouldn't play a role? That all individuals should have the same outcomes? Of course not.
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