Why Modern Education Is Failing Young People - Prof. Jiang Xueqin

And so today I want to talk about the meritocracy.

The meritocracy means that people should succeed based on their talent, their ability and their hard work. And in

theory, this sounds like a good idea.

And in fact, the school system is built around the idea of a meritocracy. the

good students go to the best universities and then after they graduate they will get the very best jobs. That's the idea. But what I will

jobs. That's the idea. But what I will show you today is that there actually lots of problems with the meritocracy.

And what I also show you is that in fact this idea is actually destroying American society.

Okay. So, the first thing I'm going to do is I'm going to explain to you why America has the world's most complicated

admission system. Okay? So, in China,

admission system. Okay? So, in China, when you apply to university, you take the GACA, you take you take an examination, and then based on on your

test score, you get into university. And

this is a system that most countries use. Only in America is a system that's

use. Only in America is a system that's complicated. Your transcript matters,

complicated. Your transcript matters, but so does your uh standardized test scores, the SAT, uh the TOEFL. So does

your ext extracurriculars.

So does teacher recommendation letters and so does essays in which you have to say to America, I'm a really good person. Why does it matter if you're a

person. Why does it matter if you're a good person? Okay, so it's it's the

good person? Okay, so it's it's the world's most complicated emission system. So what I'll do first is explain

system. So what I'll do first is explain to you why we have this system. Okay. So

we start off in England in the 1600s.

And at this time in history in England there's a major conflict between um British belief and the king. Okay.

The king is head of the Anglican Anglican church which the official church of England. And there's no difference between the anglican church

and the Catholic church. The only

difference is in the Catholic church the head is the pope. In the anglican church the head is the king of England. That's

the only difference. In terms of rituals, in terms of belief, it's the same. Now there are people called

same. Now there are people called Protestants who believe there should be no pope, there should be no king. You should as an

individual be able to act as God directly. And you do that by reading the

directly. And you do that by reading the Bible.

So at this time in history, there's a major conflict between the Protestants, the p the Puritans uh or the dissenters

and the king. And it leads to wars basically. And so the solution is the

basically. And so the solution is the king says to the denters, "Hey, there's this new place called America. It's far

away. Go there guys and leave me alone."

Okay. So, uh, the denters go as pilgrims to America to build their own theocracy, what they believe to be the new

Jerusalem or paradise on earth, heaven on earth. Now, one core belief of the

on earth. Now, one core belief of the Protestants is you must read the Bible in order to understand the mind of God.

Therefore education literacy learning, it is the divine imperative.

And that's why they established Harvard.

Okay.

Harvard was a school designed to train people into the religion called ministers in order to study the Bible in

order to spread the truth of the Bible.

Now, Harvard then would um encourage development of other universities. uh

Yale, Princeton. Okay.

And collectively they would be known as the Ivy League, right? So this is how the Ivy League started because America was founded as a religious colony and

everyone needed to read the Bible. So

they needed places to study the Bible and so they founded Harvard and then Yale and then Princeton. Okay. But over

time as America became more wealthy, it became also less religious. And so the Ivy League became social clubs.

And what I mean by that is these were just places where the rich of America went to become friends. Okay? It was to build cohesion. Right? And remember we

build cohesion. Right? And remember we discussed the idea of cohesion where you if you commit transgression you become

more cohesive. So these guys did not

more cohesive. So these guys did not study. They drank. They dressed up like

study. They drank. They dressed up like girls. They had wild parties. They

girls. They had wild parties. They

played football. They took risks. Okay.

And they became good friends. And they

they went on to become the leaders of America.

As America became much more diverse, much bigger and much more wealthy, it recognized that it needed to educate its population and started it started state schools. Okay, state schools,

state schools. Okay, state schools, [snorts] what we call AMM. Okay, you may have heard the term Texas&M.

Okay, it means Texas agricultural mechanical. The reason why was these

mechanical. The reason why was these schools were uh built to train farmers, engineers and soldiers, okay, trades

people in order to help grow the American economy. Now, and these the

American economy. Now, and these the system was extremely successful. America

was able to industrialize really really quickly and most people went to these schools. only the rich would go to that

schools. only the rich would go to that elite because they were country clubs or social clubs. Over time, America as

social clubs. Over time, America as began to as it began to industrialize more and more, it recognizes it needed science and technology. So, it basically

copied the best universities in Germany and Germany was at this at this time the main center of science and technology in the world. And so, they built something

the world. And so, they built something called research universities.

Okay. And a couple of the first research universities were Chicago University, the University of Chicago and John Hopkins. Okay. So, at in the about 1900,

Hopkins. Okay. So, at in the about 1900, you have this system, okay? Um, of state schools where most people went. If

you're a poor person, you go to learn a trade and then you go get and get a good job and make good money. If you were if you want to be a professor or scientist, you went to these research universities.

If you were rich, you went to these social clubs called the Ivy League. And

quite honestly, it was a really good system. And America should have stayed

system. And America should have stayed with this system.

But what happened was who's unhappy now about the system.

These guys, right? Harvard, Young

Princeton. Because if you think about it, over time, they become less and less relevant. Because just because you're

relevant. Because just because you're rich doesn't mean you're smart. all the

smart people are going to to Chicago and John Hopkins. And so over time we can

John Hopkins. And so over time we can expect Chicago and John Hopkins to overtake the Ivy League. Okay. And

that's why Harvard decided to in to institute scholarship programs. So it wanted more smart people into its it

wanted to welcome more smart people into its campus. Okay. And this created

its campus. Okay. And this created something called the SAT.

>> Okay. This is the origin of the SAT. The

SD was founded as a scholarship program to identify the best and brightest students from all over America so that they can come to Harvard and help Harvard be the best university in the

world. Okay.

world. Okay.

Um but now who's angry about the system?

Harvard's not happy that the best best students are going to Chicago and John Hopkins. So they bu so they quit the SAT

Hopkins. So they bu so they quit the SAT and now the best students are coming to Harvard. Now, who's unhappy?

Harvard. Now, who's unhappy?

>> The rich kids, right? Okay, the alumni, the legacies, because before their kids just just their kids could just go to Harvard and have a great time. Now, it's

hard for them to get in. They have to take a test. And also, they're in class with smarter people. Okay? So, now

Harvard has a problem.

On one hand, it wants the best students in America, but on the other hand, it still wants to maintain good relations with its alumni. So that's why it created a new system. Okay? In this new

system, grades are not the only factor. Test

scores are not are not the only factor.

Now it's focused on holistic.

Holistic. Okay, the new word is holistic. Specifically, character.

holistic. Specifically, character.

Just being smart is not good enough. You

have to be a good person. You have to be a strong and brave and and virtuous person. Okay? So, they have a new

person. Okay? So, they have a new concept called character. But this word was created to basically keep Jews out.

Okay? Because Jews are really smart, but Jews like to read books. So, they're not good at sports. And so, like that's not good. We need people who are manly, who

good. We need people who are manly, who are strong, who are brave. We need white people. Okay? So they developed this

people. Okay? So they developed this holistic system and that's why we have the system that we have today where it's not just test scores, it's essays, it's transcript, it's teacher recommendations

because they want to identify the Jews and keep them out. Okay. Today we have the system to identify both the Jews and the Asians. Keep them out. Yes.

the Asians. Keep them out. Yes.

>> They would they would even identify for your household like they will ask for your profile.

>> Exactly. Exactly. So all the information that they're looking at today is to identify your ethnicity, your um yeah, they want to keep they basically want to

keep Asians out of Harvard. Okay,

>> that's it's that simple. All right, but but I'll explain I'll explain more as we go along. Okay. All right. Um so the

go along. Okay. All right. Um so the purpose of all these changes is to ensure that Harvard remains the institution of power in America. That

doesn't make sense. Harvard is not interested in academics. It's interested

in power. Therefore, it must ensure that the people who come to Harvard are the ones who are most likely to succeed. And

that's why it doesn't want all Asians.

It wants a mix of students. Okay. But

I'll explain this later on. Okay. Now,

in this new system, there are two key concepts. The first key concept is the

concepts. The first key concept is the idea of secrecy.

Okay. Secrecy. Secrecy just means like I'll never tell you why I let you in or why I didn't let you in. I don't have to. Okay. The other is the idea of

to. Okay. The other is the idea of discretion.

Discretion means that I can choose to to let in for no reason.

Okay? So in China, if you get a really high score on the gao, ba or chin has to let you in. Not not in America. You

could be the best student in the world.

They don't care. If they don't like you, they'll just they'll just say, "We don't want you." Okay? They have their own

want you." Okay? They have their own institutional reasons to let you in, and they'll never tell you. All right? And

the system was created to ensure that Harvard is able to recruit the best students in the world. But what's

important for us to remember is from Harvard's perspective, best just means the most likely to succeed, not necessarily the best academically

oriented student, not the smartest student. Okay, so

student. Okay, so let let's run a thought experiment.

Okay, let's just say that you are a Harvard admissions officer and you're presented with four students. Okay,

you're Harvard, the best university in the world.

Okay. And I give you four students and you you can only let in one student.

Okay. You tell me who you let in and I'll tell you if you're a good admissions officer or not. Okay. Okay.

The first is the best math genius from China. Okay.

China. Okay.

>> Everyone's like no. All right. Second is

the best basketball player in the world. Okay. basketball player in America. Okay.

America. Okay.

>> Okay. The third is the best student in the world.

>> And the fourth is three generations of Harvard. Okay. So, your father, your

of Harvard. Okay. So, your father, your grandfather, your great-grandfather went to Harvard. Who do you let in?

to Harvard. Who do you let in?

>> Last one.

>> You guys know the system exactly. Okay.

You don't even think about it like I let him number four. Okay? Because you know that in the world he is the most likely to succeed. You're not interested in

to succeed. You're not interested in educating smart people. All you want to do is graduate rich people. Okay. So

let's but let's just say this guy doesn't exist. Then who who do you let

doesn't exist. Then who who do you let in?

>> Exactly. Yep. This guy. Okay. Definitely

not this guy. Okay. Definitely not math teachers from China because you know that he's probably just as a math teacher, right? Math professor. Who? We

teacher, right? Math professor. Who? We

don't want that. Okay, we don't want professors. We don't want lawyers. We

professors. We don't want lawyers. We

don't want doctors. Want people who will be head of a company. Want people who will become a famous rock star. Want

people who will become president of United States. That's what we want.

United States. That's what we want.

Okay. And um yeah. So either one of these two is fine. No. No. Okay. We we

want these guys to apply because that helps us look better, right? We want

people to apply so we can reject them so that our metrics look better. Okay.

Okay. That does that make sense?

>> Okay. That's how the system works. All

right. So, let me explain why they do this. Okay. Why is the system system set

this. Okay. Why is the system system set up like this? The best analogy for Harvard, Yale, and H. Sorry. Go ahead.

um like does all the uh admission officers in America college doing this intentionally?

>> Okay, that's a really good question.

Okay, so um if you're the Ivy League, you do this because everyone wants to go to the Ivy League. But if you're an average school, you're actually just trying to recruit students. Okay, so so this is like the school, this is the

mentality of admissions officers for elite schools, but most most schools are just like they want you to come in and pay the tuition. Okay.

>> So why uh the Yale picked you?

>> Yeah, I'll explain later on. Okay. Okay.

>> All right. So So Harvard is first and foremost a venture capital firm. Okay.

firm. Okay.

Okay. You're an investment firm. So

let's let's pretend you're a venture capitalist and I give you two options.

Okay. And you tell me which option you pick. Option one is I want to open a

pick. Option one is I want to open a restaurant and I need a million dollars from you.

Okay. But guess what guys? My uncle

works for the government. So I can guarantee that he and his friends will come to my restaurant every single day.

And so there's no risk. There's

absolutely no risk involved. I guarantee

we'll make at least $500,000 a year. No risk but easy money. Okay.

a year. No risk but easy money. Okay.

Number two is I want to start a website that that's AI and Bitcoin or and uh um

all all this. Okay. Problem is I don't even know how to write code. I have no experience writing doing a website and my idea isn't really fleshed out. But if

it works, we can make $1 billion, guys.

Okay. So option one is low risk really good plan solid returns $500,000 a year.

Okay. Option two is concept vague idea.

I have absolutely no experience doing any of this but I but we could possibly make a billion dollars. Okay. Which

option do you take?

Okay. You always take this guys. Okay.

Right. Cuz like you don't need $500,000.

That's boring. You want a billion dollars. And that's the mentality of

dollars. And that's the mentality of Harvard. You understand? They want to

Harvard. You understand? They want to take a risk on you. They don't want students who are solid and who become a professor. That's boring. Okay? They

professor. That's boring. Okay? They

want crazy people who will change the world because that makes Harvard look good. Okay? Another saying this is they

good. Okay? Another saying this is they rather so so they rather a class where 10 people succeed and 999 fail rather

than a thousand people succeed slightly.

Doesn't make sense. Okay. Why? Because

we only remember the 10 people who succeed.

>> We forget everyone else.

>> Okay. That's the Harvard mentality. And

that's why they're the most famous university in the world because they're looking to create as much brand name recognition for themselves as possible.

Okay?

Right? Does that make sense? All right.

Now, how do we know if they succeed or not if you're Harvard? Well, remember the class

you're Harvard? Well, remember the class that we learned last class, which is dissociative personality disorder.

And what we discussed last class is in a game, people who are most likely to succeed have this characteristic.

Okay? And so I'll explain why using myself as an example because I got into Yale. Okay. So what we're going to do is

Yale. Okay. So what we're going to do is this.

We're going to examine my application to Yale and then we're going to look at how the admission officers would perceive application and how they would judge my potential.

Okay. So three things. The first is what my application actually says. Second is they will

actually says. Second is they will examine my background and the third is they will then judge my potential.

Okay. All right. So my application. All

right. So I went to a public high school. It was good, but it's not a

school. It was good, but it's not a private high school. You get a bad education on a private high school. Plus

it's it's in Canada, okay? Which is like everyone's kind of stupid in in Canada.

Okay. So and I was like top 10 of 200 kids. So, it's good, but it's not number

kids. So, it's good, but it's not number one. It's not number two. It's just top

one. It's not number two. It's just top 10. Okay, I was number 10. My SAT was

10. Okay, I was number 10. My SAT was 1,400 out of 1600, and it's like decent, but you know, people in China get 1550, 1500

easily. Okay, so

easily. Okay, so um not not that great. I was on a soccer team.

I was not athletic. The soccer team just needed players, so I signed up. Okay.

Um, I was also editor of the school newspaper.

Okay. And I was captain of a quiz team.

Quiz team called Reach for the Tob.

Okay. So, that's a Canadian thing, but I was captain of it. I organized it. Okay.

So, these three activities, they're fine, but it doesn't really demonstrate leadership potential, right? You're not

like head of student government or you're not head of model United Nations.

All right. Um, on my essay I wrote about Richard Feman who is a physicist. It was

a really boring essay. It was I mean like anyone could have written it. I

mean like chat chat could have written it. Okay. It was just a bad essay. My

it. Okay. It was just a bad essay. My

teachers I mean they liked me but they really didn't like me because I seemed aggressive to them. You know I I wanted grades too much. So the word they use is ambitious.

They thought I was ambitious. Ambbitious

is a dirty word in Canada. It means you don't play by the rules. It means you're too aggressive. It means you're too

too aggressive. It means you're too pushy. Okay. All right. So, this is my

pushy. Okay. All right. So, this is my application to Yale. As you can see, it

is a decent but not a still application.

So, how did I get in? Well, because

there was some information that they could also derive from application that made them interested in me. Okay. The

first is that I was poor.

So, I couldn't afford the application fee. I had to um apply for a waiver for

fee. I had to um apply for a waiver for my my application. Sorry, for for my um application. Okay. So, I was poor

application. Okay. So, I was poor because I was an immigrant. So I was born in China in 1976 and my family went over when I was 1980 in 1983 when I was

like six. Okay. So I was a poor

like six. Okay. So I was a poor immigrant in Canada. I transferred high school. So I was I was I was in a poor

school. So I was I was I was in a poor high school.

Then I went to a rich high school. Okay.

So basically I switched neighborhoods.

My family lived in a poor neighborhood and then I applied to go to a rich high school in a different neighborhood. So,

I I had to take the subway there every day and I spent like half an hour on the subway. And guess what, guys? Canadians

subway. And guess what, guys? Canadians

don't like that. Okay? Canadians want

you to stay where you are and that's it.

So, when I told my high school principal that I was going to transfer um high school, he got very upset and he said that I'm going to write a discipline letter. Okay, a discipline letter and

letter. Okay, a discipline letter and it's a very serious thing and I'm going to put in your folder so that when you apply to university they will know that you were suspended from the school and

and like that that's basically like a really bad thing. Okay. Um so

um I got this discipline letter and when I went to the rich high school I had no friends. Why? Because they didn't like

friends. Why? Because they didn't like me. because I don't like it when someone

me. because I don't like it when someone new comes in. Okay, I didn't know their culture. I I'm sort of like ambitious

culture. I I'm sort of like ambitious and I was great grubbing grade grubbing.

But the thing is I was desperate because my family was very poor and I wanted a better life. Okay. Okay.

better life. Okay. Okay.

So again they all they know all this.

Okay. They know I'm a average student and they know that I'm pushy and ambitious and that's why Yale let me in because

it's clear from this information that I had dissociative personality disorder.

Okay, what what does that mean? It means

first of all I'm desperate.

Okay, desperate means like if I don't get in a yell, I'll probably kill myself. I I mean, if I didn't get a

myself. I I mean, if I didn't get a yell, I would drown. I couldn't breathe.

It was a life life or death issue for me. They can see the desperation. They

me. They can see the desperation. They

want that. Okay. Second thing is I was insecure.

Okay, if you're insecure person, it means you're not happy with who you are.

It means there's a void in your heart.

And therefore the way to feel the insecurity is through achievement.

Okay? So if I made a million dollars, I wouldn't be happy. I would need need to go make $2 million. If I made $10 million, I would see people around me who had $100 million and and I would be

like, I need I need to go make a billion dollars. Okay? So an insecure person

dollars. Okay? So an insecure person sees the world as a competition and

um you're always achieving achieving okay and that's how you succeed okay and the third thing is I was not a moral

person okay I was ready to break the rules in order to succeed transgressive okay so I was not supposed to leave my poor poor high school and go to the rich high school. That's breaking the rules

high school. That's breaking the rules in Canada. It's not illegal, but you're

in Canada. It's not illegal, but you're not supposed to do that. And I didn't care. The principal said I couldn't do

care. The principal said I couldn't do that. I said to him, "Screw off. I'm

that. I said to him, "Screw off. I'm

still going to do it." I went to the rich high school. Everyone said to me, "You're not welcome." I said, "I don't care. I'm I'm going to get my good

care. I'm I'm going to get my good grades and I'm I'm going to get into the Ivy League. I don't need you guys."

Ivy League. I don't need you guys."

Okay? So, they saw the desperation. They

saw the insecurity. They saw the hunger and the immorality. And this is part all part of dissociative personality disorder. And that's why they let me in

disorder. And that's why they let me in because it's possible I go crazy. Okay,

it's it's possible I become depressed, but it's also possible I change the world.

Okay, does that make sense? That's how

they think because you're a venture capital firm. They're looking for the

capital firm. They're looking for the riskiest investment with the best possible return.

looking for people who can become president of the United States, who can change the world, who can make a name for themselves. Because if they do that,

for themselves. Because if they do that, that makes Yel look good. So you

remember the name. Okay. It's all about brand name recognition. Okay. Does that

make sense? All right.

Okay. So, you're like, "Okay, well, this is fine, but and what's wrong with the system?" [clears throat] Okay. Why would

system?" [clears throat] Okay. Why would

this be a bad thing? It works. Why would

why would this be a bad thing? Well, the

problem with this is because Yale, Harvard, and Princeton are so powerful, not only are they looking

for people with trauma, okay, I was traumatized as a child, but they're also traumatizing the world.

Okay, if that makes sense.

All right. So, the meritocracy um exists to find people with trauma and because it exists, it's traumatizing the world. Okay. So, let me explain how

the world. Okay. So, let me explain how and why. Any questions so far?

and why. Any questions so far?

Is this all clear? Yeah.

Um so let's say if like the Harvard and prison these college students then why then why why they're still like so

famous because um the system is and is is just unreasonable for and unequal for

the students who have great uh who who who have a good grades.

>> Okay. All right. That's a really good question. Okay. So why are Harvard

question. Okay. So why are Harvard students, Harell students, Princeton students so famous? Okay, the reason why is when you do investment, you don't take you don't do all risky investments.

Okay, you always have you always have diversity in your portfolio. So the

majority of students are still students who will be successful no matter what.

Why? Because their families are rich.

Okay, so if you're so we go go back to example, right? those four you let in

example, right? those four you let in the child who had who comes from three generations of Harvard graduates okay and that's a majority of people who get into Harvard and then you let in the

athlete okay so the athlete the legacy these are the people who are the majority those are the safe investments and then you have like 1% of positions for people like me who like

you don't really know but there's potential there so let's take a risk okay and quite honestly it's a crapshoot because Um, it's all very discretionary. So,

they're basically, it's all intuition, okay? They don't have a formula for

okay? They don't have a formula for this. They just think, "This guy is

this. They just think, "This guy is interesting. Let's just let him in."

interesting. Let's just let him in."

Okay? And it's possible you on an essay, you just wrote something really interesting and they laughed and it's like, "Okay, let's let's take a chance on this guy." They have that 1%

of of positions available for risk.

Okay? Does that make sense? Okay. So,

I'm not the average Y student. I'm I'm

I'm a marginalized Y student. Okay. So

um this system the meritocracy the way it's set up it creates trauma.

Okay so let me explain why. So let's

look at university Yale then we'll look at high school. [snorts]

Okay then we'll look at parenting.

Okay so you think oh you get into Yale you can just coast you're happy life is simple. Okay. The fact of the matter is

simple. Okay. The fact of the matter is that when you get into Yale, Yale is actually the Hunger Games. Have you read the book The Hunger Games?

>> It is a relentless competition because once you're in Yale, you're still competing, but now you you're competing against the most competitive people in the world. Okay? So maybe at the school, you can be the best student.

Your parents love you. You have lots of good friends. You had a student

good friends. You had a student government. You feel really good about

government. You feel really good about yourself. You go to Yale and you

yourself. You go to Yale and you recognize that you're a nobody. your

parents are far away and you're now in competition with the best students from all around the world who all want to kill you because it's a zero sum game.

Okay, only strong or survive. And so

everywhere you go, it's a competition in the classroom. Um it's a seminar style.

the classroom. Um it's a seminar style.

So you're with 20 other students and the professor is asking you questions and you're all competing to impress a professor. Okay. outside the classroom,

professor. Okay. outside the classroom, you're competing to get into clubs and something called secret societies, okay? But you're also competing for

okay? But you're also competing for graduate school, for law school, for medical school, for scholarships like the road scholarship. Okay? So Yale, it sounds nice. Once you get in there, from

sounds nice. Once you get in there, from the first day, it's an endless pursuit of achievement. It's just competition

of achievement. It's just competition after competition after competition.

Wherever you go, you're being judged by someone, okay? you're being judged by

someone, okay? you're being judged by the professor or your classmates and everyone's looking to like basically kill each other because it's a it's a it's a winner take all system. Okay, so

this is very traumatic and it makes you so insecure that you go through life thinking thinking like life is just like that. Everyone's an enemy. I have to

that. Everyone's an enemy. I have to achieve and achieve in order to feel good about myself.

I cannot stop working hard otherwise I will be killed by other people. Okay. So

people gradu from Yale have a deep sense of insecurity even those who come from the wealthiest families. Okay. They all

they're always looking to achieve and that's what Yale wants. That's what

Harvard wants because these are the people who will be most successful in life. Okay. They're not happy with one

life. Okay. They're not happy with one $1 million. They want a billion dollars.

$1 million. They want a billion dollars.

Once they have the billion dollars they want $10 billion. Okay. It never stops.

Okay. So, to get into Yale, you have to go for high school. And high school has to train you for Yale. So, it's also a

competition, also a Hunger Games.

Okay?

And to train you for high school, the your parents have to have a different parenting system. Okay? So, I'll give

parenting system. Okay? So, I'll give you two examples of parenting. Okay? The

first system, which is the healthy system, you say to your child, I love you unconditionally. No matter what you

you unconditionally. No matter what you do, I will support you. I will always be here for you. And if you say that to your child every day, your child will be happy fulfilled

and um secure in life. But the person will probably end up as a teacher. Okay? Now

you can also say to your child, I don't have time for you, but if you win the swimming competition or you place first on

uh your math test or if the teacher say nice things about you, I'll take you for ice cream. Okay?

ice cream. Okay?

And so it's a system that neglects the child while at the same time demands the child. Okay? And this is trauma.

the child. Okay? And this is trauma.

And again, most kids will be traumatized by the system. But there are some kids who will

system. But there are some kids who will thrive in the system and the trauma will encourage them or drive them to achieve and achieve and achieve so that they get

into Yale so they can compete the Hunger Games so they can go on in life and compete some more. Okay? And that's how the system is set up. And this is what

we call the meritocracy.

And and as I'll explain to you later on, it is destroying America and the world.

All right? So that's how the system is set up. And guess what, guys? Is it

set up. And guess what, guys? Is it

different in China?

Not really. Okay? All right. So the

concept of meritocracy has conquered the world. It started in America. It

world. It started in America. It

actually started at Harvard, but now it's conquered the entire world. And

that's why the world is so messed up.