I understand the US has very low social mobility, which would imply that if it is a meritocracy, it's a very bad one. As an aside, when the word "meritocracy"

I understand the US has very low social mobility, which would imply that if it is a meritocracy, it's a very bad one. As an aside, when the word "meritocracy" was coined, it wasn't considered a good thing. It was a bad thing.