>most people are morons who do what's best for them, without much thought for what's best for others.
I very much agree with this. That's the problem. Us meritocracy winners truly believe we're smarter than everyone else. Whether that's true or not doesn't matter, because even if it is that doesn't mean we know what's best for the losers, even if they are unintelligent and immoral. That's the point of the article, this view that you and I share is toxic, especially because there's some truth to it.
I very much agree with this. That's the problem. Us meritocracy winners truly believe we're smarter than everyone else. Whether that's true or not doesn't matter, because even if it is that doesn't mean we know what's best for the losers, even if they are unintelligent and immoral. That's the point of the article, this view that you and I share is toxic, especially because there's some truth to it.