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Re:Strike with the Band: The meritocratic failures of classi... by KC8ZKF on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:00PM (#20912148)
Is it fair to some are born with more talent than others? Is it fair that a 5’8” hard working talented basketball player will never be as successful as Lebron James?
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Re:Strike with the Band: The meritocratic failures of classi... by wallflower on Sunday September 08, 2019 @03:42PM (#20912894)
Not a fair comparison. Most NBA players will fall short to Lebron James because of his brain.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/11067098/lebron-james-gr...

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Re:Strike with the Band: The meritocratic failures of classi... by Spooky23 on Sunday September 08, 2019 @08:47PM (#20914322)
Looking at the pinnacle of performance is distracting. I coach little league. Every year I see kids with amazing talent drop out or not scratch the surface of potential due to a variety of factors, most of which boils down to lack of time.
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Re:Strike with the Band: The meritocratic failures of classi... by coldtea on Sunday September 08, 2019 @05:07PM (#20913429)
If it's beside human intervention, then yes, it's humanly fair.

The universe might not be fair though, but I'd say the universe does not give a f...

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