I think that when it becomes warping and disorienting is when it becomes ambition for ambition's sake. And what the meritocracy, I think the Modern Meritocracy has taught people to want to be better than everyone else. And I think it has two really, really big problems. First of all, if you're orienting yourself not to some objective truth, but to how other people are performing and behaving, you're not your own person, and you're certainly not God's person. (27:23–27:33)
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Asserts that meritocracy encourages individuals to strive for superiority over others rather than personal or communal growth.
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