Jiang says a meritocracy trains people to delight in another person's pain, especially when a previously celebrated rival finally fails.
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Schadenfreude
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"And that's why people don't apologize in a very, um, in a meritocracy. But the other thing that's even more troubling in a meritocracy..."
"It doesn't, it doesn't depend who you are. It doesn't depend how you feel. What is your emotion? Finally. Finally. Okay. I do understand...."
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