“It is not what you know,” they say, “it is who you know.” We have all heard this sentiment, and we all reflexively agree with it. This is because “they” are hard to debate, especially since “they” never seem to be in the room whenever anyone makes reference to “them.” We all concede that “they” rule “us.” But here is the secret shame of that amorphous entity that makes us all cower in shame: they are losers. They are failures. They don’t realize that life is—almost without exception—an absolute meritocracy, and everyone who succeeds completely deserves it.1 The only people who disagree with
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