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>Then meritocracy has a very low ceiling.
It does, in my experience. That's the whole point of this discussion.
>What if your boss is an asshole?
What if anyone's an asshole? what if you get shot flipping burgers? What if you don't get shot flipping burgers. What if? That's what's holding you back? What if it doesn't work out, therefore meritocracy isn't real?
>So in other words it isn’t just about hard work and merit, it’s about luck and chance that your boss won’t just exploit you and will reward you with a good promotion every time
Sure. If you're scared, pessimistic, don't want to work, earnestly held back by "Oh, what if it doesn't work? Guess I won't try and meritocracy isn't real."
Are you satisfied with your comment here? "Its not 100% guaranteed, so therefore meritocracy isn't real", but if it was 100% guaranteed, then meritocracy wouldn't be real either.