Originally Posted By: Derid
Originally Posted By: sinij
Originally Posted By: Derid
Capitalism sans govt Intervention is a meritocracy.

Noble prize winner club is meritocracy, our society as a whole is not and never will be.

The effects of "good looks, family connections, inheritance, a lot of luck, and a great deal of ruthlessness and unprincipled backstabbing " are human conditions, not ones strictly regulated to Capitalism.

These are 'human conditions' and are not unique to Capitalism, but these human conditions prevent Capitalism from becoming a meritocracy. Your claim that "Capitalism sans X, Y, Z is a meritocracy" is not a valid argument, since "sans X, Y, Z" will never happen outside of very controlled conditions controlling for 'human conditions'.

If you are trying to have a rational/logical debate, please stick to the statements/claims I actually made.

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