A belief in meritocracy is not only false: it’s bad for you
This article is misleading they gloss over the key point that makes it such, &quot;Most people don’t just think the world should be run meritocratically, they think it is meritocratic.&quot;<p>Specifically the part after the comma after meritocratically.<p>That is a false belief, because the world is not meritocratically run. This leads to all subsequent false beliefs and issues of entitlement and selfishness the article discusses.<p>However, a belief the world <i>should</i> be run meritocratically does not necessarily have the same issues and, personally, we should strive to &quot;even the playing field&quot; and make it more so.<p>The writer should have chosen a better title such as &quot;A belief that the world is currently meritocratically run is bad for you&quot;, but I bet it would get less clicks because frankly, no shit.