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The Tyranny Of Merit — Michael Sandel

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Tyranny of Luck

In recent decades especially, the successful have come to believe that their success is their own doing. This misses the role of luck and good fortune that help us on our way. I think part of what I'm arguing for in the tyranny of merit is rethinking the meritocratic hubris.

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