Elon Musk: Meritocracy Made America Great

Elon Musk: Meritocracy made America great.

“There are some core pillars, core values that have, I think, made America great. One of them is being a meritocracy – as much of a meritocracy as possible.

Such that you get ahead as a function of your hard work and your skill. Nothing else. Which is why I would be opposed to, for example, things like DEI.

It's not like America's been purely a meritocracy, but it has been more of a meritocracy than any other place. Which I regard as good.”

Interview with Jordan Peterson, July 22, 2024