#Meritocracy

Meritocracy is the social doctrine of ranking individuals by their talents and extolling it under the guise of justice. In theory it promises fairness and efficiency, but in practice it obscures unequal starting points and blames the losers for their own shortcomings. Those who master its rules receive praise, while the cries of the defeated are drowned out in the name of efficiency. In the end, only ruthless competition and the absurd shrine of "self-help" built upon its wreckage remain.