The argument that nobody can take personal credit for any purported virtue or accomplishment is logically airtight, and was laid out much more entertainingly an

The argument that nobody can take personal credit for any purported virtue or accomplishment is logically airtight, and was laid out much more entertainingly and in more detail by Mark Twain a long time ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_Man%3F_(Twain_essay) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_Man%3F_(Twain_essay) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/70/70-h/70-h.htm https://www.gutenberg.org/files/70/70-h/70-h.htm I would not take it at face value; it's interesting to think about his motivations and how self-serving the thesis was. I just think it's more interesting than these "anti-meritocracy" articles.