There&#x27;s a strong thread of meritocracy in the tech community, but there is no such thing. When you choose the clearly better developer over the other, you&#x27;re often choosing the one who had better resources growing up, not just natural ability. The poorer developer may have had a natural advantage over the other one, but didn&#x27;t have the money to develop it as much. So you&#x27;re really just selecting for wealth all over again.<p>This is what&#x27;s behind the achievement gap anxiety: Wise rich people don&#x27;t want to perpetuate a world where only money selects success. It&#x27;s wasteful and ultimately unsustainable.