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- Upgrades to the Newsroom Site February 10, 2012
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Posts Tagged ‘ meritocracy ’
Grace, Works, and the Meritocracy
Ross Douthat explains why meritocrats feel like they deserve their success. He says that you probably won’t succeed without the luck of good brains and good upbringing, but that then you have to follow that luck with lots of determination and hard work. Since the hard work and determination is closest to your success and the luck is so remote, you give all credit to the hard work. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »
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