I believe in meritocracy. We just have not yet created it. Mainly because we don’t understand what it is. Some good articles about it:
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180309-your-hard-work-doesnt-actually-pay-off
https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/2384-science-paths
A random pattern in data indicates that we are not measuring the dimension that create a causality/correlation relationship. We need to find this factor to create a meritocracy.