Well meritocracy could be said to favour those who are genetically gifted. Sure, sure, hard work and all that, but if everyone is working just as hard and some

Well meritocracy could be said to favour those who are genetically gifted. Sure, sure, hard work and all that, but if everyone is working just as hard and some are naturally gifted (higher intelligence due to genetics / lack of lead exposure as a child, etc.) then is it really meritocracy? It's no different than inherited wealth. I'm sure idealists would feel repulsed by the idea that genetics can lead to power imbalances in meritocracies.