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0 pointstptacek9y ago0 comments

Perhaps, but even in a utilitarian analysis it's worth challenging the idea that our outcomes would be maximized by further advantaging people with the skills we typically associate with "high IQ".

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techbio9y ago

"In Europe and the U.S., support for research and educational programs for gifted children has ebbed, as the focus has moved more toward inclusion."

Not sure if utilitarian or humanitarian is the better metric, or if there is a real choice. The article does not seem to address the downsides to high prospect/low achievers.

tptacekOP9y ago

Clearly there is a choice, since there's an obvious deontological argument against choosing a set of sparsely distributed human attributes as a basis for privileging some people above others.

techbio9y ago

If it is so common in sports, why not in intellectual development?

As far as I can tell, we in the US have more resources devoted to creating environments where equality is tested in only in material status, and to transcend this fairly prescribed order is to risk ostracism.

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techbio9y ago

"In Europe and the U.S., support for research and educational programs for gifted children has ebbed, as the focus has moved more toward inclusion."

Not sure if utilitarian or humanitarian is the better metric, or if there is a real choice. The article does not seem to address the downsides to high prospect/low achievers.

tptacekOP9y ago

Clearly there is a choice, since there's an obvious deontological argument against choosing a set of sparsely distributed human attributes as a basis for privileging some people above others.

techbio9y ago

If it is so common in sports, why not in intellectual development?

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