I was thinking the exact same thing. The article falls into what may be the most immediate danger befalling discussion around meritocracy: an artificially narro

I was thinking the exact same thing. The article falls into what may be the most immediate danger befalling discussion around meritocracy: an artificially narrow definition of "merit." The essay bemoans private equity firms increasing death rates in retirement homes to increase profit, because of how "smart" and therefore allegedly "merited" they are. But any proper definition of "merit" would include them behaving ethically.