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[–] Hackworth@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You're likely doing nothing wrong; wealth and merit are just unrelated.

[–] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@fedia.io 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If I had to list core beliefs that separate conservatives from liberals, that right there would be one.

[–] Hackworth@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Agreed, although liberals sometimes have a brand of meritocratic belief - it's usually more to do with something like karma rather than faith in "the market" or whatever.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

wealth and merit are just unrelated.

If this is what you actually think, it might be the thing you're doing wrong. Fortuna est quae fit cum praeparatio in occasionem incidit.