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Re:The price students pay for a prized IIT seat by ZephyrBlu on Monday March 22, 2021 @08:27PM (#26549387)
I don't think merit should focus on traits, I think merit should focus on effort. Though the problem with that is that traits can be a multiplier for effort.

I don't know what merit should really mean though. It seems like there will always be some sort of hierarchy in society, so I guess defining what constitutes merit is a pick-your-poison kind of situation.

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Re:The price students pay for a prized IIT seat by caddemon on Monday March 22, 2021 @08:34PM (#26549437)
That's fair enough, I think effort should be an important piece. I just suspect that's got a large genetic component too.
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