Excellent article. It shows functionally why meritocracies perform much better than socialistic systems.

It is not just socialistic, right authoritarianism also tends to reward loyalty over meritocracy.

	▲	silexia 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		True! It applies to both the right and the left abusing government power. The best solution is to reduce government power and size so neither side can abuse it.