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Dynasties, Meritocracies, and Succession

"Live Players" with Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg

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Challenges of Merit-Based Testing and Recruitment

Merit-based testing and recruitment for elite educational institutions and organizations may sound good in theory, but in practice, it faces challenges. The existence of variation in human talent, the need for an impartial metric, and the bureaucratic nature of meritocratic systems pose significant issues. Additionally, Goodheart's law highlights the risk of a measure becoming a target, leading it to cease being a good measure over time.

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