so what&#x27;s the point of this article? that merit is good but maybe we don&#x27;t always measure it well?<p>because honestly: duh.<p>Look at tech companies vs say law firms, one will employ you even if you&#x27;ve never been to university they only care what you can do, the other considers merit to be being a straight shooter from a young age getting into a prestigious university then grad program etc etc.<p>meritocracy is an ideal, it&#x27;s something hard to achieve but something to continually strive for.<p>also this author does not clearly present an argument.