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But also, why is meritocracy so above any criticism? Why is it considered so great? It would be fairer to just pick at random. Or even better, make sure everyo

• koolba 3y ago
  The rationale for meritocracy is that a limited resource should be allocated to the individual that will make most use of it. Demonstrating that you understand the prerequisites and are studious is a pretty good indicator that you’ll attend class and strive to learn more. Randomly picking students with zero minimum qualification would be a massive waste of resources. Randomly picking students above a given objective standard would be okay. Though arguably not as good as given the best of the best first dibs (depends on who you ask!).