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by Tade0 3007 days ago
> Contrast this with a poor society that is growing rapidly where you see islands of wealths with certain individuals, at least people over there do not harbor illusions of meritocracy.

Actually(speaking from experience) these islands of wealth only reinforce such illusions in poor countries.

The logic is as following: apparently that person is exceptional and the fact that they've managed to get wealthy within one generation is proof.