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The Myth of Meritocracy | The Bigfoot Manifesto Podcast
They told you to "work hard and you'll succeed." But what if that story was never true? In this episode of 🎙 The Bigfoot Manifesto, host Dave Pederson sits down with journalist and author Sarah Jaffe (Work Won't Love You Back, From the Ashes) to expose one of America's biggest fairy tales — the Myth of Meritocracy. From corporate bootstraps rhetoric to the illusion of "equal opportunity," we break down how the system rewards privilege while preaching hard work. Spoiler: Bigfoot figured this out ages ago. 👢 Bootstraps are a scam. 🦶 Bigfoot knows better. 🎧 Listen everywhere: ▶️ YouTube (full…
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