Lost in the Meritocracy
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Lost in the Meritocracy is Walter Kirn’s memoir chronicling his rise through elite American educational institutions and the personal and cultural costs of chasing academic prestige.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15960037 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lost in the Meritocracy Context triple: [Walter Kirn, notableWork, Lost in the Meritocracy]
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A.
The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
"The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?" is a philosophical and political critique by Michael Sandel that examines how meritocracy fuels inequality, moral judgment, and social division in contemporary democracies.
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B.
IQ in the Meritocracy
"IQ in the Meritocracy" is a controversial 1973 book by psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein that argues intelligence, as measured by IQ, plays a central role in determining social and economic status in modern societies.
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C.
The Talent Myth
The Talent Myth is a Malcolm Gladwell essay that critiques the corporate obsession with innate talent and star performers, arguing it often undermines organizational success.
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D.
The Stalled Society
The Stalled Society is a sociological work by Michel Crozier analyzing the structural and cultural causes of institutional paralysis and resistance to change in modern societies, particularly France.
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E.
The Spirit Level
The Spirit Level is a 1996 poetry collection by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that reflects on balance, memory, and the political and personal landscapes of Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lost in the Meritocracy Target entity description: Lost in the Meritocracy is Walter Kirn’s memoir chronicling his rise through elite American educational institutions and the personal and cultural costs of chasing academic prestige.
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A.
The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
"The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?" is a philosophical and political critique by Michael Sandel that examines how meritocracy fuels inequality, moral judgment, and social division in contemporary democracies.
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B.
IQ in the Meritocracy
"IQ in the Meritocracy" is a controversial 1973 book by psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein that argues intelligence, as measured by IQ, plays a central role in determining social and economic status in modern societies.
-
C.
The Talent Myth
The Talent Myth is a Malcolm Gladwell essay that critiques the corporate obsession with innate talent and star performers, arguing it often undermines organizational success.
-
D.
The Stalled Society
The Stalled Society is a sociological work by Michel Crozier analyzing the structural and cultural causes of institutional paralysis and resistance to change in modern societies, particularly France.
-
E.
The Spirit Level
The Spirit Level is a 1996 poetry collection by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that reflects on balance, memory, and the political and personal landscapes of Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.