Alain De Botton’s Speech Response The core argument of Alain De Botton’s speech is that a person’s definition of success is their own definition and no one else’s. De Botton uses points such as snobbery, meritocracy, and the fact that expectations are high for people (de Botton, 2009). One of the points made was snobbery, which is when a person judges someone else based on a small aspect of one’s life. Another point made was meritocracy, a meritocratic society is one in which people with no limitations will be at the top of social status and success. One of the last points made was that expectations for people are too high. This leads to De Button saying that people can’t be successful at everything (de Button, 2009). According to De Button
