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brittohalloran on July 17, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Latest On Intelligence

I think it implies that if you're wealthy, you are able to fully meet your intellectual potential, thus the greater spread for wealthy children.

sageikosa on July 17, 2012 [–]

And conversely, if you are poor, you are hard pressed to gather the resources needed to improve your cognitive faculties, and may appear indistinguishable from someone who doesn't even want to gather intellectually enriching resources.

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