that seems like you&#x27;re just saying true merit is hard to determine or measure, which is stated in the original comment.<p>This might be to do with the ways humans consciously and unconsciously use proxies for complex things like merit.<p>you don&#x27;t seem to be arguing against a meritocracy, you just seem to be saying that &#x27;it&#x27;s hard.&#x27;<p>as for your statement that &quot;meritocracy doesn&#x27;t really value merit&quot; you&#x27;ll have to explain that one.