> So I guess what you're saying is it's better to maintain the illusion of meritocracy … No, it’s better to strive for meritocracy and fail to achieve perfecti

> So I guess what you're saying is it's better to maintain the illusion of meritocracy … No, it’s better to strive for meritocracy and fail to achieve perfection, than to abandon the effort to reward merit entirely. > … instead of acknowledging and being honest with ourselves that pay is not commensurate to effort? “Merit” is not a synonym for effort, pay was never commensurate with effort, and it never should be. We’re not trying to reward effort — we’re trying to reward results.