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Mozilla senior leadership have also been caught up in the politically correct mantra that pervades much of silicon valley, which imho is a huge distraction from

• franga2000 6y ago
  This has to take the cake for one of the stupidest "we won't use this word because it's offensive or whatever" arguments out there. Just because people call things that aren't a meritocracy a meritocracy does not mean that's what it means. It's like saying we don't want to say "democracy" anymore because China (PRC) calls itself a democracy and they actually aren't. Or if we turn the whole thing around, saying that "feminism" is offensive because TERFs use the term too. Like, are there actually people who actually think like that? How do they communicate??
  • mantap 6y ago
    The word was actually coined for the purposes of mocking the concept of a 'meritocracy' in a satirical essay. Then people picked it up and started using it straight. Now it's come full circle again. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy#Etymology https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy#Etymology
    • Khaine 6y ago
      Utopia also was created to mock people seeking to create a perfect world. Nowadays people are trying to create a socialist utopia. The meaning of words is constantly perverted
• craigsmansion 6y ago
  Partial transcript: "We aspire to the idea that a human being can demonstrate competence and earn respect and leadership and authority based on what you do and how you do it." Video was posted on Nov 8 2018. I think everyone can draw their own conclusions.