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A comment on Strike with the Band: The meritocratic failures of classical music. Parent comment
The usual textboook definition of merit in the context of a meritocracy is "talent, effort, and achievement".
> A child is never wealthy;
That's just somewhat true in our particular flavor of society, and even there children may be wealthy independently of their caretakers.
In a meritocracy where merit is essentially equivalent to wealth or currency, a child may very well be considered wealthy just on its own.
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The usual textboook definition of merit in the context of a meritocracy is "talent, effort, and achievement".
> A child is never wealthy;
That's just somewhat true in our particular flavor of society, and even there children may be wealthy independently of their caretakers.
In a meritocracy where merit is essentially equivalent to wealth or currency, a child may very well be considered wealthy just on its own.