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> There's no such thing as an absence of identity politics. Sure there is! Its name is meritocracy.
by nisuni 8y ago
> There's no such thing as an absence of identity politics.
Sure there is! Its name is meritocracy.
- tao_oat 8y agoSure, the concept exists but you'll be hard-pressed to point to instances of it existing currently... Overcoming historical biases doesn't happen just by deciding to be a meritocracy.
- nisuni 8y agoTwo candidates for a position in the academia are not evaluated in terms of historical bias, they are evaluated looking at their CV, track record, publications, etc... That’s meritocracy. And there’s no place for this “historical biases” in the decision making process in the academia. At least not in science.
- truculent 8y agoBiases exist for more reasons than biased interviewers. Within certain structures, well-meaning people doing their jobs will inadvertently propagate injustices and biases. There is evidence for this. This isn't hard.
- truculent 8y agoMeritocracy and identity politics are different things, not antonyms. In fact, I'd argue that the goal of identity politics is to establish a meritocracy that enables all people to flourish.