I believe in meritocracy. We just have not yet created it. Mainly because we don’t understand what it is. Some good articles about it:

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-role-of-luck-in-life-success-is-far-greater-than-we-realized/

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180309-your-hard-work-doesnt-actually-pay-off

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610395/if-youre-so-smart-why-arent-you-rich-turns-out-its-just-chance/

https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/2384-science-paths

A random pattern in data indicates that we are not measuring the dimension that create a causality/correlation relationship. We need to find this factor to create a meritocracy.