I read this entire thread and went off down every rabbit hole link provided (nice article about the problems gifted people deal with, btw)...but I have nothing to add, because there isn't anything to even say.

Everything said here was correct, pretty much. The situation is too complex with too many factors to consider. The economy, cost of college, dumbing down of college coursework, lack of jobs, debt, illiterate parents, politically correct policies where everyone is expected to have equal cognitive abilities when they don't, etc...

I'm going to go read about the rise in unwed mothers, because that directly applies to my life since I'm in my 20s and a huge percentage of the moms I know are single mothers or live with boyfriends.