In the movie Tommy Boy there was a good quote in it, “there are book smarts and street smarts”
Before I get started here I do happen to be mostly of a certain skin color that has mixed blood and I can testify that I do not have any low intelligent folks in my family, I have a family member that served in the Navy for 20 years doing electronics and IT plus (various other jobs), served on nuke subs, holds a masters in business as well. I also have another that served in the US air force, and is currently going for his PHD in college, and as for myself I do not have my degree yet but am a certified IT tech that works in the IT field and have been for 4 years currently, and no I am not a genius nor care to be either.
To end this, I will not lie that there some very stupid folks of a certain color for I have seen it mostly in ghetto neighborhoods I try to avoid and it is embarrassing seeing that, and its the culture that’s the issue, and no one in my family should have to be blanketed with this for we work hard not sit on out a$$es and blame others, that’s not fair in my opinion.
P.S. A wise man told me that even if you are not that smart at least act like it, and do what you have to do in life to get ahead and people will mostly respect that.
An average has a bottom and a top. Individuals within a group are not all one thing.
When IQ averages are compared to averages of those who thrive in academics, the two are the same.
I think it is a mistake to think that everyone who is book smart is going to be a success in life and everyone who is not, is going to be a failure. As you said there are street smarts or common sense and there are the moral and the immoral. There are special talents that people have and develop that have nothing to do with school books.
Your wise man is wise. : )