Maybe we need to come to terms with the fact that the &lt;a <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;greyenlightenment.com&#x2F;the-meritocracy-we-dont-understand" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;greyenlightenment.com&#x2F;the-meritocracy-we-dont-underst...</a> meritocracy is one stratified by IQ, with some having the cognitive potential to produce more merit than others, and those smarter people will tend to rise to the top socially and economically, too. But the benefit is we get new technologies, job creation, and higher standards of living. That doesn&#x27;t mean we need to do away with merit, but instead offer economic conditions for everyone to succeed within their cognitive potential. You can&#x27;t raise society and the economy by chopping down the smartest, the most successful, which is I think what Paul Graham was getting at. Class warfare is analogous to &lt;i&gt;Animal Farm&lt;&#x2F;i&gt; where the uprising makes things worse.