The Tyranny of Merit, You Can Make It if You Try

The tyranny of merit oppresses the winners as well as the losers, he argues. It's folly to create an economy that sets us a necessary condition for dignified work and a decent life, most people don't have four year degrees. The price paid by the winners and their families is also very damaging because it creates this we've converted adolescent years into a stress strewn, pressure packed, anxiety inducing, competitive gauntlet which disfigures education.