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> If nothing else work should be a place where race questions aren't even in the air. If only that were possible. Sadly, people have blended their work, public
by T2_t2 10y ago
> If nothing else work should be a place where race questions aren't even in the air.
If only that were possible. Sadly, people have blended their work, public and private life so much that it seems to me that everything is about everything now. The concept of different spheres is now dead and buried. I'm not sure that was a wise move, personally.
I also wonder, now that "meritocracy" is a bad word, what can we use to promote the idea that you can earn something through talent? I mean, we are now denied use of the word that literally means "a place where you achieve based on talent", so how do we even have a discussion about this? It seems the idea of a workplace where you get what you earn is no longer possible to discuss, so how it can be implemented is beyond me.
- AndrewKemendo 10y agoI'm not naiive to the fact that is is an issue. However, it is possible.
- my_first_acct 10y agoA bit off-topic: The word "meritocracy" carried negative connotations even at its birth. From Wikipedia: 'Although the concept has existed for centuries, the term "meritocracy" was first coined in the 1950s. It was used by British politician and sociologist Michael Young in his 1958 satirical essay The Rise of the Meritocracy, which pictured the United Kingdom under the rule of a government favouring intelligence and aptitude (merit) above all else... In this book the term had distinctly negative connotations as Young questioned both the legitimacy of the selection process used to become a member of this elite and the outcomes of being ruled by such a narrowly defined group.'