874: Meritocracy

Napoleon landed in France in 1793, four years after the French Revolution had started. He was a penniless artillery lieutenant. Six years later he ruled France. Sometimes its easy to forget that we live in a meritocracy – however flawed – and that the responsibility to move up is ours to take or squander. Episode home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/874:-Meritocracy