I’m still thinking about my conversation with the political philosopher Michael Sandel that I posted a few weeks back. In it, Sandel offers his critique of meritocracy, or, in his view, the belief that those who succeed in society deserve their success while those who don’t deserve their failure. That’s an oversimplification, but I find myself stuck on the question of "desert." If we abandon the idea that those who work hard, live right, and manage to profit thereby deserve the wealth and esteem they accrue, we may disincentivize the kind of hard work and discipline that make for a dynamic,…
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