What you say is true. Additionally, in the realm of business, merit is more rewarded than it is not. The cream rises to the top more often than not, but sometimes the shit does too. When stool floats, it is unhealthy. For example, in some countries like Japan, you will have some excellent CEO examples who got where they got based on their merit. Other times CEOs are just designated fall guys who assume all the risk. Just because bad things can happen to people who do well, that doesn't mean we should abandon the practice of doing well. People who exhibit merit can get assailed as people are just flesh and blood. However, the idea of rewarding the meritorious is bulletproof. What's the alternative, pay people who suck at doing what they do? That'd be bad for business and illogical.