I used to be an IQ-skeptic, but then I found out that SSA countries and South Korea had roughly the same GDP per capita in the middle of the 1900s.
Ivy-league universities are putting quotas on East Asians to prevent them from dominating their system because they are over-represented and doing too well.
This got to be genetic and not environmental.
That’s because South Korea had a great leader, President Lee who had a great understanding of capitalism and implimented great policies to pull Korea out of illiteracy and into prosperity
All a nation needs to improve is a good strong leader and willing populace. Sub Saharan Africa lacks both God knows why. Though a few countries like Rwanda are making improvements.
Why isn’t Mongolia a first world country in that case, since they are the same racial stock as Koreans. Or Thailand or Vietnam. There’s a lot of factors that go into it
Asians definately are smart people. But I believe it’s due to their cultural upbringing and importance on education. African immigrants in the US also place a great importance on education and tend to be highly educated, especially Nigerian immigrants.
Also I read that the initial researcher used some shady methods of collecting data, like taking IQ tests of 5 people in certain countries and using that as a representative of the entire nation