I believe in meritocracy as an ideal, but definitely not as a model of reality.
My main criticism of meritocracy as a model of reality is not privilege though; it's politics. As you approach anything resembling real success politics becomes a much stronger force than merit. I think I would have been much better off if I had understood this earlier in life, so I do agree with the idea that "belief in meritocracy (as a model of reality) is bad for you".
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I believe in meritocracy as an ideal, but definitely not as a model of reality.
My main criticism of meritocracy as a model of reality is not privilege though; it's politics. As you approach anything resembling real success politics becomes a much stronger force than merit. I think I would have been much better off if I had understood this earlier in life, so I do agree with the idea that "belief in meritocracy (as a model of reality) is bad for you".