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It seems to me that by rejecting the idea that merit is important, these projects will decay and devolve into irrelevance. The problem is that even the Linux k
by ConceptJunkie 8y ago
It seems to me that by rejecting the idea that merit is important, these projects will decay and devolve into irrelevance. The problem is that even the Linux kernel itself has been infected with this memetic cancer.
I would suggest it's time to re-read "1984", because real life is rushing towards imitating it, and it's not just the government. Newspeak and doublethink are rapidly infecting many corporations.
- snikeris 8y agoFor me, this news brings "Atlas Shrugged" to mind more than "1984".
- basic1 8y agoLinux has a meritocracy of patches not people, Reddit was the great meritocracy, unfortunately Reddit played the game and Linus didn't.
- user812 8y agoI would have never thought to see it play out in real life when I read it. It is absolutely frightening. George Orwell - A Final Warning (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXm5hklbBsA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXm5hklbBsA)