“Meritocracy is the most successful lie ever told because it makes inequality feel earned”
Agree
- Success correlates with starting advantages
- Luck masquerades as skill constantly
- System justifies existing power structures
- Bootstraps myth ignores structural barriers
Disagree
- Hard work does produce real results
- Ability differences are real and measurable
- Cynicism excuses personal lack of effort
- Some rise despite terrible circumstances
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