[greenthrow]

This is not true. What the people who "lead the world" have in common most often is coming from a very privileged background. The idea that they are all iconoclasts or inherently in some way "better" than other people is a myth the wealthy tell themselves.

[kiba]

This is not true. What the people who "lead the world" have in common most often is coming from a very privileged background. The idea that they are all iconoclasts or inherently in some way "better" than other people is a myth the wealthy tell themselves.

The best of the best likely come from privileged background simply because of the access to resources.

The idea that meritocracy is some of egalitarianism is a myth.

[sgt101]

Even where wealth and privilege aren't important (and they have considerable effects in many fields) luck is also critical : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328939222_Exploring...

We need to get rid of this idea of meritocracy.

[Broken_Hippo]

Even if they did all go out and explore the world in their teens and 20s, the only reason they'd be able to do that is because they come from a very privileged background.

Most teens can't leave the town their parents live in. Student loans aren't gonna pay for your travel and for the folks not going to school, there is a crappy job waiting for them that might give basic health insurance. There simply aren't resources available that allow folks to explore the world.