>Meritocratic thinking was a major cause of the worst air accident ever. What's the theory here? A random person off the street would be less likely than an ex

>Meritocratic thinking was a major cause of the worst air accident ever. What's the theory here? A random person off the street would be less likely than an experienced pilot to make such a mistake? >I.e, instead of picking the top 10 applicants to med school, you could shortlist 50, pick 10 at random, and the doctors who graduated would be indistinguishable. Sure, test scores are an imperfect proxy for competence, especially at the extreme ends. You're still allocating the slots to people you deem competent.