[osti]

It kinda is, at least I'd say a rich person is on average more intelligent than a poor person.

[habinero]

Anyone who believes this hasn't spent enough time around rich people. Rich people are almost always rich because they come from other rich people. They're exactly as smart as poor people, except the rich folk have a much, much cushier landing if they fail so they can take on more risk more often. It's much easier to succeed and look smart if you can just reload your save and try over and over.

[hoanamiu]

Why do you think that? Do you have data or is it just, like, your vibe?

[GoatInGrey]

One can apply a brief sanity check via reductio ad absurdum: it is less logical to assume that poor individuals possess greater intelligence than wealthy individuals.

Increased levels of stress, reduced consumption of healthcare, fewer education opportunities, higher likelihood of being subjected to trauma, and so forth paint a picture of correlation between wealth and cognitive functionality.

[calmoo]

https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/03/01/144958/if-youre-...

[jwarden]

It does seem like common sense that they would be linked. But there is also research:

https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/02/06/correlation...