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Re:What's behind rich people pretending to be self-made? by BoiledCabbage on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @11:04AM (#16266327)
> the people with the most resource rich support system, etc.

I'm not sure you even realize, but that's the exact opposite of the definition of meritocracy.

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Re:What's behind rich people pretending to be self-made? by hkmurakami on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @02:41AM (#16272212)
No that is what a meritocracy is as we have it, and it is broken.

Meritocracy rewards those who do the most. But those who can do the most are those who are the most well endowed.

This is separate from an even more perverse system where those who don't do the most are rewarded the most.

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Re:What's behind rich people pretending to be self-made? by BoiledCabbage on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @12:12AM (#16322376)
I'm not gonna go ahead and paste a dictionary definition here, but a meritocracy is structured on talent and ability as opposed to class privilege or wealth.

I believe you are misunderstanding the definition of a meritocracy.

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Re:What's behind rich people pretending to be self-made? by AstralStorm on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @01:22PM (#16267560)
Specifically, definition of oligarchy.
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