Meritocracy paradoxically seems to lead to worse results overall. Remember that measuring merit is effectively impossible in any kind of reliable and systematic fashion.
Which means its measured by heuristics, and heuristics are very sensitive to preconceptions, stereotypes, etc.
Meritocracy paradoxically seems to lead to worse results overall
An extreme opinion stated as if it's a fact. Can you show me the phalanx of companies systematically beating their competition by deliberately hiring incompetent but genetically "diverse" people?
No... You don't hire incompetent people. You hire competent people. The "competition" is the one that is hiring the incompetent people, by missing out on half of the talent.
Focusing on diversity makes your company MORE competent, not less.
No. Focusing on competence AKA merit makes your company more competent. Focusing on something else necessarily hinders your ability to focus on competence.
Which means its measured by heuristics, and heuristics are very sensitive to preconceptions, stereotypes, etc.