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The author may bemoan it and may secretly (or openly) want all the unfair advantages he can get but that has nothing to do with the point he is making regarding
by mwerty 18y ago
The author may bemoan it and may secretly (or openly) want all the unfair advantages he can get but that has nothing to do with the point he is making regarding meritocracy.
It may be completely unfair that you are born super-capable but society does better when you get ahead in life because of it.
- ChaitanyaSai 18y ago"It may be completely unfair that you are born super-capable but society does better when you get ahead in life because of it." I agree, and say the same about being rich and providing capital to the smart, or passing it on to your own progeny who stand a relatively better chance of ending up with the "good, success determining, bouquet of traits.
- MaysonL 18y agoAh - but the argument is that society would be better off with a real meritocracy rather than the current wealth-distorted one. Not to speak of a society where everyone was given the opportunity to succeed as thoroughly as possible. "No Child Left Behind" - really.