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> The US seems to have some seriously blatant classism. We just like to dress it up and call it "Meritocracy". Nevermind that your merits are that you were bor
by war1025 6y ago
> The US seems to have some seriously blatant classism.
We just like to dress it up and call it "Meritocracy". Nevermind that your merits are that you were born into a wealthy, well-connected family.
- AnthonyMouse 6y agoAnybody who calls legacy admissions "meritocracy" is just lying. Proponents of meritocracy take it as a design goal, not a normative description of all existing systems. If you want meritocracy then you want to get rid of legacy admissions.
- LudwigNagasena 6y agoI have never heard legacy admission being called "meritocracy"