The genetics you can't avoid, but the point of a true meritocracy is that you don't have the environmental factors.
I suppose by "anyone can make it" we could literally mean, "irrespective of your abilities anyone can make it"
No, that's not what it means. It means that if you have the competence to suceed, society won't hold you back. Environmental factors are all about lifting some people, and holding others back via society.
Another way to put this, if Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were raised in Watts, what are the chances they'd resemble the ppl they are now? 50%? .01%?
The genetics you can't avoid, but the point of a true meritocracy is that you don't have the environmental factors.
I suppose by "anyone can make it" we could literally mean, "irrespective of your abilities anyone can make it"
No, that's not what it means. It means that if you have the competence to suceed, society won't hold you back. Environmental factors are all about lifting some people, and holding others back via society.
Another way to put this, if Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were raised in Watts, what are the chances they'd resemble the ppl they are now? 50%? .01%?