Indeed, nowadays meritocracy seems to be simply another version of the inequality that characterises all societies. It may in fact be a particularly cruel form of inequality, as those who do not succeed cannot argue that they were unlucky or kept down by those in power.
实际上，如今的精英政治似乎成了所有社会不平等现象的另外一个翻版，甚至可能还特别残酷，因为没有成功的人无法辨白说自己运气不好，或者受到当权者的压制。相反，他们必须承认自己的失败，任何努力也救不了他们。