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265. Meritocracy or Else | Dr. Adrian Wooldridge

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

CHAPTER

The Fragility of Meritocracy and the Illusion of Intelligence

This chapter explores the fragility of meritocracy as a historical construct, dissecting misconceptions about elitism and intelligence. It emphasizes the risks of conflating intellectual ability with moral worth and discusses how intelligence influences social mobility more than wealth.

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