jimmysong
· 1w
What you quickly realize about the elites is that they are generally mediocrities that never had to go through the meritocracy gauntlet, have few moral qualms and lie, cheat and steal regularly. Yet t...
They start off as meritocracies but over time become a closed group, changing the rules to gatekeep membership, and cutting themselves off from external feedback mechanisms that prevent group think, eventually devolving into mediocrities. Sound familiar?