Message from @Death in June

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2019-10-10 05:17:14 UTC  

even when controlling for other variables

2019-10-10 05:17:30 UTC  

variables that are partially the result of people's race anyhow

2019-10-10 05:17:33 UTC  

You don't have controlled variables here

2019-10-10 05:17:51 UTC  

like poverty

2019-10-10 05:18:42 UTC  

The coefficient for poverty is almost just as high as the one for "percent black"

2019-10-10 05:18:53 UTC  

and

2019-10-10 05:19:00 UTC  

that doesn't go against the original point

2019-10-10 05:19:02 UTC  

and of course again

2019-10-10 05:19:12 UTC  

being black leads to poverty

2019-10-10 05:19:17 UTC  

But that doesn't really tell the whole story - because there's not a universal definition for poverty

2019-10-10 05:19:26 UTC  

so by separating the variables in this manner we're understating the impact blackness has

2019-10-10 05:19:39 UTC  

You're delusional

2019-10-10 05:19:48 UTC  

Being black does not cause poverty

2019-10-10 05:19:57 UTC  

of course it does

2019-10-10 05:20:07 UTC  

No, dumbass, it doesn't

2019-10-10 05:20:13 UTC  

in general people with lower iq's are less economically successful

2019-10-10 05:20:27 UTC  

The IQ thing is a red herring

2019-10-10 05:20:29 UTC  

black people in america have on average an iq one standard deviation below that of white people

2019-10-10 05:20:30 UTC  

Just want to point out that average stats on large groups of people doesn’t dictate how well different people and culture mix, similar stats can be brought up about left handed people..., provided values are close, non of this stuff really matters to much to allow a nation to stay unified

2019-10-10 05:20:43 UTC  

IQ tests are not the only objective measurement of intelligence

2019-10-10 05:20:53 UTC  

ok

2019-10-10 05:21:21 UTC  

And it's not that clear that people with high IQ scores are even legitimately more intelligent

2019-10-10 05:21:34 UTC  

They may just be better at taking IQ tests

2019-10-10 05:22:04 UTC  

yeah they're better at taking a test that measures your ability to apply abstract reasoning to problems

2019-10-10 05:22:18 UTC  

In the particular method of IQ tests, yes

2019-10-10 05:23:00 UTC  

You could probably make the same observations about people who can clap their hands faster

2019-10-10 05:23:08 UTC  

what observations

2019-10-10 05:23:25 UTC  

About economic success

2019-10-10 05:23:37 UTC  

we don't have the data on the relative hand clapping speed of black and white people

2019-10-10 05:23:38 UTC  

You could make the claim about people with green eyes

2019-10-10 05:23:41 UTC  

Or red hair

2019-10-10 05:23:42 UTC  

so this is irrelevant

2019-10-10 05:23:51 UTC  

Or one leg that's longer than the other

2019-10-10 05:24:15 UTC  

Yeah, your data is junk, is what I'm saying - it's statistical noise

2019-10-10 05:24:24 UTC  

how is it statistical noise

2019-10-10 05:24:33 UTC  

Or, at least, you can't necessarily show a causal connection

2019-10-10 05:24:41 UTC  

You can show a CORRELATION

2019-10-10 05:24:44 UTC  

i can't necessarily show a causal connection between what

2019-10-10 05:25:08 UTC  

Do I have to quote you back to yourself?

2019-10-10 05:25:27 UTC  

you can just specify what you're talking about

2019-10-10 05:25:56 UTC  

You're saying: people with lower IQs are less economically successful