1/ This is total nonsense, but it seems very believable Let's talk genetics and heritability, and why having more or less of these genes is probably pretty meaninglesspic.twitter.com/FnFxNG0G1U
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12/ Getting back to the Daily Mail story, we can apply the same theory Maybe there are genes that are associated with wealth. It seems far-fetched, but who knows? Environment will still be the biggest predictor of whether you are rich or not
13/ Research has long established that wealth is largely inherited. Not genetically, but through the simple mechanic of parents having lots of money, dying, and giving it to their kidspic.twitter.com/CLam7y6O39
14/ Moreover, it's been well established in genetics that you can't necessarily separate genes from environment Someone who is born with "rich" genes, but who lives in poverty as a child, may be negatively affected in a whole host of ways
15/ Ultimately, it's foolish to worry about genetics. These correlation studies are absurd, but even if they weren't, wealth is more about environment than genes
16/ The best way to improve wealth outcomes (broadly) is redistributive taxation, so if we really care about it we should increase tax and fund services
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