>>9There's not a single person left in the world who believes merit and success are anything but inversely related in the West
well this is kind of true and not just in the West
not everyone who is successful is some genius choir boi. in fact very few genius choir bois ever make it. most rich businessmen or famous people got their success through dirty shit and fucked up narcissistic/sociopathic personalities. you gotta crack a few eggs to make an omelette. that's just the way the game of life is played. don't get mad at me, I didn't make the rules, evolution did.
Kim Kardashian and Zuckerberg are successful, not some moralfag dweebs that win Fields medals.
I really think you need to correct your definition of "merit." merit should mean the actions that bring you personal success (making your statement a contradiction), not actions that make you internally feel good when you see other people doing them ("moralfaggotry").