[neverevergiveup]

Don't know about video games, but I can tell you what most definitely causes a toxic-pseudo-meritocracy. Liberal households, largely secular (but not always), who buy in stupidly to the idea that ones worth and intellect is determined by ones scholastic pedigree. It's extremely destructive, leading parents to push their kids to take practice SAT tests every weekend in high school, and to judge the worth of their children by their GPAs, their participation in high profile extracurricular activities, and ultimately in this context - what university and professional schools they get in to.

This is a mindset that markedly stifles creativity, leads to group think, and ultimately decreases independent thought in society. It also supports the attitude recently espoused by none other than Hillary - essentially stating that the red-state areas are regressive and less thoughtful (i.e. less educated) than the blue state areas she received most of her votes from.

I would bet that this liberal professor believes that he is intellectually superior than others. For anyone who is into honest self-assessment, actually thinking you are intellectually superior is a very sure sign that you are not, and that you are actually quite restricted in your thought processes.

[dsrtsage]

hmmm, a video game where you just start out maxed out in every skill and can do anything and go everywhere regardless of how much or how well you play. That sounds super interesting and fun (said nobody ever).

[VTenigma]

The Dunning-Kruger effect