Part of the problems is the heterodox result in a Culture that values "meritocracy". It ins't so much that the result is one way or the other, but that the narr

Part of the problems is the heterodox result in a Culture that values "meritocracy". It ins't so much that the result is one way or the other, but that the narrative is both wholly wrong in kind as well as degree. (The conclusion is faulty and so is the premise). Trust makes the world go round, not merit. And trust is made but not borne, which is why the genetic or hereditary forumlation is not correct either. The bigger question is why do some people become trustworthy and others not? To a first approximation, the answe is "because he/she is like me".