A few of the commenters here mention meritocracy, and it seems to me that they value it, or think that it is something we should strive for. I would just like t

A few of the commenters here mention meritocracy, and it seems to me that they value it, or think that it is something we should strive for. I would just like to point our that the term "meritocracy" originally carried a negative connotation, with a very elitist endgame[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy#Early_definitions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy#Early_definitions