"But three years later, when he heard that Russell would be visiting the University of Chicago, the 15-year-old ran away from home and headed for Illinois. He never saw his family again." Assuming that 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day, and are, therefore, poor, I can just imagine the number of geniuses born poor that will not ever be able to show their geniality to the world.

Imagine how the world would be a better place with all these people working as scientists, philosophers, mathematicians, etc.