The problem I have with these kinds of manifestos is not the ideas they express (which by the way are terribly flawed, at least imho), but the implicit need to

The problem I have with these kinds of manifestos is not the ideas they express (which by the way are terribly flawed, at least imho), but the implicit need to mandate these ideas and practices on others, using affirmative action, public shaming and other various techniques. I, for one, would be extremely pleased if all my competitors suddenly decided to embrace post-meritocracy, if I could continue hiring people on a purely meritocratic base; I'd have a never-ending pool of good developers :)