Comment: Yes and Nothing

Yes -- We must drop the equality for all mindset, but only those who actually think-vote-lobby-unionize-meditate on it -- I've never thought about equality and when I've been discriminated against I've always thought "I don't want to work for a place where the people hate or dislike me"

Nothing -- stops people from doing a thing (be it legal, illegal, ethical, or unethical) except death (unless they die in a no-dying zone).

Ther Meritocracy I'm talking about operates in the Open-Source -- Their "rationale" for voting the way they did would be a matter of public record.

Besides the "voting" is more like Bid-Contract Analysis and completely different than Political-Process Voting today.

There is no value in lobbying in "my" society as the "teams" only get one-term in office -- The teams are comprised of "experts" in their fields -- their job-spec is very limited in scope.

There would be a Naval Meritocracy -- A Tax-n-Accounting Meritocracy -- An Army-Air Guard Meritocracy.....The rest is left up to Cities and Counties.

If that is too rough -- people need a softer transition then a few more an Emergency Meritocracy and a Health Meritocracy.

Remember this is uber-simplistic and generalized.