>>3731046You are right that success depends on grit in addition to raw genetics, but productive habits and mentalities are more often instilled in the offspring of stable, well-to-do homes than in those of poorer households. Go into a high school AP calculus or physics class and you'll likely find a pattern among the kids: most come from educated families that are upper-middle class or wealthier, participate in multiple extracurriculars, and spend more time studying than their peers. This isn't just because these kids tend to be of high genetic quality, they were raised in an environment that places a premium on long term goals and intellectual and career achievements.
>>3731056>Well, the redistribution would of course have to be completely equal for everyone, or otherwise the idea of meritocracy doesn't work in the first place.This would be considerably less meritocratic than allowing individuals to leave their assets to chosen heirs. Taking resources away from wealthier heirs, often of good genetic stock and raised in atmospheres that dearly value hard work and intellectual accomplishment, and siphoning off some to poorer children, more likely to be of lesser genetic quality and to be raised in environments less demanding of achievement, is a step backward in terms of meritocracy.