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On one side, meritocracy is overstated. Low social mobility being the proof: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socio-economic_mobility_in_the_United_States#/media/
by eeZah7Ux 9y ago
On one side, meritocracy is overstated. Low social mobility being the proof:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socio-economic_mobility_in_the_United_States#/media/File:The_Great_Gatsby_Curve.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socio-economic_mobility_in_the...
On the the other hand, increased meritocracy is double edged sword, at least depending on what really "merit" is.
- js8 9y agoI eventually concluded that people don't actually want meritocracy. They just use the word when it happens to suit them. For example, no one would want to have their salary decreased based on current performance. Yet it would be meritocratic. A true meritocracy would be perceived by most people as a cold psychopathic dystopia.