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Meritocracy prizes achievement above all else, turning life into an endless competition and making everyone—even the rich—miserable

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Tags: work, education, meritocracy, schools, achievement, competition, author.daniel markovits, source.the atlantic, paywall.soft
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/meritocracys-miserable-winners/594760/

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Title
How Life Became an Endless, Terrible Competition
Authors
Daniel Markovits
Published
Aug 19 2019
Word count
2629 words

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    1. skybrian
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      There is another choice for people on the track to being wealthy, which is to live below your means and save your money until you can drop out. (Retire early.) The people still in the game will...

      There is another choice for people on the track to being wealthy, which is to live below your means and save your money until you can drop out. (Retire early.) The people still in the game will keep competing, though.

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