Thanks, But No Thanks, Professor Scott

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Recently, the social algorithms have been serving me up videos and interview snippets from NYU Professor Scott Galloway. One of Professor Galloway's main points, which I have seen on repeat across multiple platforms, is this: anyone who tells you to follow your passion is already rich. Follow your talent.

He states that you should "find out what you're good at and then invest 10,000 hours in it — and become great at it." According to Galloway, what you will become passionate about is being great at something and reaping the rewards, including financial ones, that come with excellence.

On its face, these comments seem profound, especially when Professor Galloway points out that many of these "follow your passion" messages come from millionaires and billionaires who didn't make their money following their passion.

However, Galloway, while earnest, presents a view shaped by a society where often only white men are handed the microphone. His comments are just the lie of meritocracy dressed i…