Selection pressure is the reason Indians are adapted to winning the Spelling Bee

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Lol, funny, but IDK how much selection pressure is really happening in a country with a caste system where everyone breeds like rabbits.

This would be an incredibly stupid thing to select for if this was really happening, we have spellcheckers now.

The student was a Dalit, considered an 'untouchable' member of the lowest caste, i think thats why they were beaten for being incorrect, I imagine a student of a high caste would have been afforded more leniency.

The Indian obession with academic performance is real, but I think there are likely other factors involved in the treatment of this particulars student