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> Lieutenants gain authority based on the merit of their contributions Meritocracy is an outdated discriminatory practice. https://postmeritocracy.org/ https

by 21 8y ago

> Lieutenants gain authority based on the merit of their contributions Meritocracy is an outdated discriminatory practice. https://postmeritocracy.org/ https://postmeritocracy.org/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/20/meritocracy-inequality-theresa-may-donald-trump https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/20/merito...

ummonk 8y ago
To be clear, you're arguing that people should be judged on their identity and background rather than the merit of their contributions?
- throwanem 8y ago
  You are feeding a troll. Please don't.
- rosser 8y ago
  Skimming those links, I think the position is that people are already being judged on their identities before they're judged on the merit of their contributions, not that they should be. The extent and congruence of the findings regarding, e.g., blinded vs non-blinded resumes alone should put the lie to the idea that a true "meritocracy" is something humans can actually meaningfully do at this point.
  - lambdadmitry 8y ago
    That's a contrived "no true Scotsman" right there. Also quite a few people argued that democracy should be replaced by dictatorship on similar grounds: "look at America, it's clear that democracy is shit". Imperfect realization doesn't mean the ideal is invalid (except when that imperfection is inherent to the ideal). You can argue for more equal, more meritocratic community; tearing it down because it's not already perfect is disingenuous and destructive.
zeroname 8y ago
> Meritocracy is an outdated discriminatory practice. Of course merit is judged subjectively (like anything else), but what exactly is the alternative? In particular, I don't find anything actionable in that manifesto in regards to decision making.
aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago
Is there a showcase of open-source projects managed/developed according to this post-meritocratic system?

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ummonk 8y ago

To be clear, you're arguing that people should be judged on their identity and background rather than the merit of their contributions?

throwanem 8y ago
You are feeding a troll. Please don't.
rosser 8y ago
Skimming those links, I think the position is that people are already being judged on their identities before they're judged on the merit of their contributions, not that they should be. The extent and congruence of the findings regarding, e.g., blinded vs non-blinded resumes alone should put the lie to the idea that a true "meritocracy" is something humans can actually meaningfully do at this point.
- lambdadmitry 8y ago
  That's a contrived "no true Scotsman" right there. Also quite a few people argued that democracy should be replaced by dictatorship on similar grounds: "look at America, it's clear that democracy is shit". Imperfect realization doesn't mean the ideal is invalid (except when that imperfection is inherent to the ideal). You can argue for more equal, more meritocratic community; tearing it down because it's not already perfect is disingenuous and destructive.

zeroname 8y ago

> Meritocracy is an outdated discriminatory practice. Of course merit is judged subjectively (like anything else), but what exactly is the alternative? In particular, I don't find anything actionable in that manifesto in regards to decision making.

aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago

Is there a showcase of open-source projects managed/developed according to this post-meritocratic system?