>>5423595Very good points.
Mostly I ascribe to the recognition that really, the only people who can afford and optimize going full transhumanism are the wealthy elite, whether they be hive world aristocrats, members of established Mechaniucm Tech Guild dynasties, or what have you.
A Technocracy focuses on the power of Technology and its ability to improve society, prioritizing jobs related to scientific endeavors. The existence power structure, that of Aristocracy, means that a select caste of people whose genetic, social, and economic backgrounds are naturally set to excel and achieve this level of technological transhumanism where others would be unable to.
A true Meritocratic system would recognize the importance of merit of birth and upbringing, and that some people are literally going to be speaking like young adults at the age of toddlers via their noble gifted vox caster and custom tailored brains while others are just acting like regular toddlers until they are old enough to use their little fingers to clean stub bullet casings.
To put it in simple terms:
>The Mechanicum is a Technocracy where intelligence and skill ensure advancement>Intelligence and Skill is can be thought of as being Meritocratic in nature, therefore a Technocracy would also be a Meritocracy>The Aristocracy would naturally excel in such a system because the higher up the aristocratic chain, the more intelligent and skilled you will be from birth via economic and genetic advantages>Therefore Technocracy and Meritocracy would align with AristocracyThe Mechanicum would be a Technocratic and Meritocratic Aristocracy, where nobles of increasing wealth and privilege can afford to be more skilled and have better merits than those who have less means and social standing.
