Meritocracy Is More Flexible Than You Think #shorts
NewcomerJanuary 18, 202600:02:26

Meritocracy Is More Flexible Than You Think #shorts

Meritocracy is often treated as a moral principle, but in practice it functions more like a tool. In this clip, we unpack how elites embrace or reject meritocracy depending on whether it stabilizes the system or threatens it, and why selective inclusion has historically reduced unrest rather than dismantled inequality.

This is a conversation about power, institutions, and why the same idea keeps getting repurposed across political eras.
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