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It is also very easy to turn a "do-er" into someone unmotivated by ignoring or discounting their experience, knowledge, and effort. You should also consider if you're really "educating a do-er," or engaging in some form of nepotism.

The confluence of these two notions is at a sort of induced early blooming in potential workers and thinkers, where simply being chosen for extrinsic support and attention is a better predictor of outcomes than actual or initial ability. That scares people because it doesn't just fly in the face of meritocracy, but questions it at a fundamental level.




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