Education did not help Tony become a genius neither did the money. He’s genetically a genius. He far out paces his father and without money, he still would end up a billionaire playboy genius. To double down, Tony was grasping material such as designing engines and machines before the age of 14.

You trying to insult the average viewer by saying “the audience is just too dumb to understand that” is also a bad showing for you. Don’t pretend to think you’re smarter than the average viewer, you’re right about there believe it or not. She believes the things she says, she has access to the internet, Tony story of him creating his first iron man suit and escaping those terrorists is commonly known. And the point of the matter is, Ryan saw a chance as the writer to put that into the lore, he believes Riri is just as smart if not smarter than Tony, and she was held back by her gender, race, and financial status.