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by theshrike79 195 days ago
Is it a meritocracy if you need to pay a monthly fee for a chance to access it?

Someone in northern India definitely can't afford a Max tier Claude subscription, no matter how smart they are. Hell, even many so called middle class people in "the west" can't justify the cost.

That's not a "meritocracy" where people advance purely on merit.