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McNamara’s Folly: The Denial of Individual Differences · Gwern.net

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Account of well-intentioned but ill-fated attempt to conscript unintelligent or outright mentally-retarded men into fighting in the Vietnam War after remedial education, illustrating the difficulty of social interventions, the practical consequences of low intelligence, and the cruelty & evil of ignoring the reality of individual differences.

--- title: " McNamara's Folly : The Denial of Individual Differences" description: "Account of well-intentioned but ill-fated attempt to conscript unintelligent or outright mentally-retarded men into fighting in the Vietnam War after remedial education, illustrating the difficulty of social interventions, the practical consequences of low intelligence, and the cruelty & evil of ignoring the reality of individual differences." created: 2018-05-17 modified: 2021-05-14 status: finished confidence: highly likely importance: 4 css-extension: dropcaps-cheshire ... [[*[McNamara's Folly: The Use of Lo

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