@Starprophet1 @petra @CatLord @TrevorGoodchild @machciv @professionalbigot69 I guess what I'm saying is that at some point in the future - maybe far future - when the chains of habitats grow to the point they are largely self supporting legit nations, you're going to need people to do the relative grunt work. If you're looking at something with the living area comparable to California, you're going to have millions of people there, living and working their entire lives, and they can't all be that above average. If you get to the point where life on a large habitat is more or less Earth like, you don't need everyone to have a masters in electrical engineering. A habitat the size of Orange Country isn't going to be the same as living aboard a sub.

You don't want dullards, but a nation of 9 million Ivy League grads seems seems unlikely. I have my doubts even eugenics can push a population's IQ that far.