Meritocracy is also characterised by an enormous range of strategies to achieve dominance. There isn't one characteristic to optimise on, it is a very complex game of figuring out what the world needs and becoming it.
The difference is a meritocracy tries not to optimise on looks, heritage and such instead shifting the focus to results. But competition to achieve those results is still fierce.
The difference is a meritocracy tries not to optimise on looks, heritage and such instead shifting the focus to results. But competition to achieve those results is still fierce.