> I think meritocracy is a good thing.
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.