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collyw on Oct 25, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Poor kids who do things right don't do better than...

Inheritance is the opposite of meritocracy, which we supposedly believe in.

randyrand on Oct 27, 2016 [–]

Only if you assume a meritocracy has to be on the individual level.

A meritocracy of families vs meritocracy of individuals. Also, how do you contend with married people? Does it really make sense to look at how they perform on the individual level? Isn't it more of a group effort?

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