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Nobody earns their inheritances, parents, or upbringings.

• moate 5y ago
  Right. So then how do you justify intergenerational wealth if you also support the idea that a meritocracy is the "most fair" system? OP's point was that you can't, you either support the meritocracy or you support inheritance providing some people an unjust advantage.
  • kiba 5y ago
    It is incorrect to think of meritocracy as necessarily egalitarian. If all we care about is merit, then the rich are going to be selected more often than the poor, simply on the basis of ability alone.
    • moate 5y ago
      How do you define "merit"?