You can listen to Sam Harris' podcast with Markovits for an introduction to the book [1], or Ezra Klein's [2]. I found his argument novel, thoughtful, and quite convincing and have put the book on my reading list.
The claim is that elites have instituted a caste system, more or less, with enormous inequality and very little social mobility, all under the guise of meritocracy which serves to legitimise it.
The claim is that elites have instituted a caste system, more or less, with enormous inequality and very little social mobility, all under the guise of meritocracy which serves to legitimise it.
[1] https://samharris.org/podcasts/205-failure-meritocracy/
[2] link at the end here: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/10/24/20919030/...
https://www.themeritocracytrap.com