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		blastbeat on March 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A belief in meritocracy is not only false: it’s mo... > People who stand against meritocracy are the people who have never even reached average talent. Or just people, who experience(d) a highly competitive environment, where excellent performance doesn't imply advancement, and advancement was often preluded by average performance.

manigandham on March 9, 2019 [–]

By definition that would not be a meritocratic environment then. It doesn't prove that it's bad but rather the opposite.

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