[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.