The Tyranny of Merit — Deep Dive | Meritocracy and the Loss of the Common Good

This episode of Crisis in Perception explores The Tyranny of Merit by Michael J. Sandel, a philosophical critique of how meritocracy reshapes education, work, and democratic life.Rather than producing fairness, meritocracy often creates elite hubris and moralized failure, turning success into a sign of worth and failure into humiliation. This Deep Dive examines how education became a moral sorting system—and why resentment is a predictable outcome.Instead of assigning blame, the episode maps the systems, incentives, and narratives that produce these results.▶ 📺 Watch the full video Deep Dive on YouTube:https://youtube.com/@crisisinperception▶ ❤️ Support the project & access content on Patreon:https://patreon.com/CrisisInPerception