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Interestingly enough, institutionalized meritocracy always selects for mediocrity, not excellence. Actual excellence is a subversive threat to models of merit.
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Ah, I get it. Was confused. Nice to have a term for the other end of the spectrum! In practice there’s a fine line between what you describe and merely cynical ladderists, whose ambition is just to skip a step or two while moving in the direction they were originally assigned.
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