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>Primarily because the "genetically inferior" person somehow had more motivation and drive than the genetically engineered ones.

But this has nothing to do with the moral issue. Maybe it was the fact that "in-valids" had to struggle and deal with discrimination which caused the character to give his most, given that he knew where he standed while the 'valids' are in a place of comfort.

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In many ways reflecting the notion of privilege. The "valids" gained much of their quality of life benefits due to the nature of their conception rather than the nature of their person. Similarly, the "in-valids" were denied those things for the same reason.

It wasn't meritocratic except within its two communities, and the one (in-valids) were denied access to the upper levels as a matter of policy.

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