A McKinsey consultant got there through meritocracy, but they will likely be working on something that makes life miserable for people, whereas someone working

A McKinsey consultant got there through meritocracy, but they will likely be working on something that makes life miserable for people, whereas someone working on an FOSS project will likely make life better for people. As a measure of usefulness to society, meritocracy, as determined by test scores, or career achievements is useless.