Genetics and Free Speech

We have seen that certain personality traits are influenced by our genes.  And it's common sense that you'll have a good chance of success in the world if you are innately creative, curious, reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful, sociable, friendly, fun-loving, talkative, good-natured, sympathetic, forgiving, courteous, calm, relaxed, secure, and hardy.

Being successful means having the ability to earn substantial amounts of money, or at least being able to influence how resources are spent.  With the traits just described, you have a much better chance of rising up to be the CEO of a company, or an influential writer, or a doctor or lawyer.

So there is a direct correlation between the gene variants you possess, and how much influence you have over social resources.  For example, if you are a millionaire (or a respected writer), you can place a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, or an Op Ed piece in the New York Times, promoting your favorite cause.

Free speech - or the ability to have your opinion heard and heeded - is thus related to the gene variants you receive from your parents.  How fair is that?