The big trend of the last 20 years has been the leveling of the playing field. Everybody has access to all the same information about what (not) to do. On how t

The big trend of the last 20 years has been the leveling of the playing field. Everybody has access to all the same information about what (not) to do. On how to raise money. On how to build products. That’s not to say that everybody has equal chances, it still matters where you’re born for instance, but it’s more equal than it has ever been. This is good for most of us because the leveling works in our favor. But entrepreneurship being easier and more people doing tech startups also raises the bar for everybody. More competitive markets favor people who are better and work harder. People demand meritocracy but don’t like what it implies: having to compete with the rest of the planet.