"Meritocracy is not a problem with government, it is the solution. This badmouthing of Meritocracy is a way for the ones who are in power but don't deserve to b

"Meritocracy is not a problem with government, it is the solution. This badmouthing of Meritocracy is a way for the ones who are in power but don't deserve to be there as a way of maintaining that power" The myth of meritocracy is more akin to predestination. A person is in power or successful, therefore they were more deserving of the position than others, regardless of privilege, nepotism, special opportunity, luck, originating class, etc. There is a vast difference between the people who push to make society MORE of a meritocracy than the people who push the false narrative that we ARE a meritocracy, especially those who use themselves as evidence of this.