On the contrary I would consider that the absolutely most justified, objective criticism one could find.
But then I’m one of those guys who thinks DEI (as preached by today’s social activists) is horseshit, and I think meritocracy is a good thing.
I’m not sure how those things are seen from within, by people more left leaning than me.
The term "meritocracy" was coined as a satirical parody of effective governance.
https://www.routledge.com/The-Rise-of-the-Meritocracy/Young/...
It was meant to be a negative, and is used as a pejorative: as a very bad idea that became effectively a swearword.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41427674
Be careful what you wish for.
The problem when a prominent wealthy company attempts to run its business on the basis of meritocracy is illustrated by the existence of projects such as GNOME, systemd, Wayland, and Flatpak.
Perhaps in a world where the largest threats to Mozilla's survival as a company are corporate maneuvering and deal making, a lawyer is the best CEO to choose by meritocracy argument.