The persistent denial of the intelligence meritocracy: Gary Marks(emilkirkegaard.dk)
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The persistent denial of the intelligence meritocracy: Gary Marks
https://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/2022/09/the-persistent-denial-of-the-intelligence-meritocracy-gary-marks/
Cognitive ability is just that: an ability. Having merit involves (or should involve: dictionary definitions for "merit" are a bit divergent here) achieving stuff, and to get there, you also need to actually put your ability to use. You know, actually do stuff instead of just being smart.