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TLDR: In a Meritocracy, the "most talented" rule over everyone else. But talented != good person. In other words, it may be the dictatorship of intelligent soci
by fxtentacle 6y ago
TLDR: In a Meritocracy, the "most talented" rule over everyone else. But talented != good person. In other words, it may be the dictatorship of intelligent sociopaths.
But go read the article. It's easy to follow along, yet argues well.
- commandlinefan 6y ago> talented != good person But we don't have any better measure of a "good person" than we do a talented one (outside of specific talents like playing piano or juggling chainsaws). We do have an imperfect way to measure intelligence, via performance on written tests and assignments.
- scollet 6y agoWhy are these talents and their adjacents excluded? > playing piano or juggling chainsaws
- mcguire 6y agoI would certainly vote for the person who can play the piano while juggling chainsaws for King of Earth.
- DangitBobby 6y agoWe don't have a better measure likely due to lack of trying.