The ultimate aim is to give a better world to the next generation than the one the current generation inherited. We tried, for decades, a simple meritocracy so

The ultimate aim is to give a better world to the next generation than the one the current generation inherited. We tried, for decades, a simple meritocracy solution. It brought us deeply-embedded racism and the robber-baron era of industrial monopoly. And in the current era, we're watching technology create another gilded-age-style haves-and-have-nots divide. Turns out a society that's as close to best for everyone sometimes needs some thumbs on some scales to work, because people are selfish and short-sighted and "meritocracy" depends heavily on where you start and how lucky you get.