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Meritorcacy is the worst form of allocating resources except for all those other forms, I'd say. How else would you suggest doing it? A meritocracy at least g
by da_big_ghey 6y ago
Meritorcacy is the worst form of allocating resources except for all those other forms, I'd say. How else would you suggest doing it? A meritocracy at least gives people a way to strive to do better. A system in which one cannot raise his chances of success by improving himself is likely even worse than what we have.
- maroonblazer 6y agoOne place to look is other countries, e.g. Germany. They have alternatives to the college/university track that enable people who don't fit that mold to still prosper. The way the U.S. is structured it's as if the only route to success is becoming a professional basketball player in the NBA. Oh, you don't happen to be extra-tall or able to shoot a basket? You must not be working hard enough.
- da_big_ghey 6y agoInteresting thoughts. How do they achieve this? And do you believe it will hold up to increasing automation? There are definitely good non-college jobs in America, though fewer than there were fifty years ago. Many are trades - welder, carpenter, plumber. Are things similar in Germany?
- maroonblazer 6y agoThis article does a pretty good job of describing the system in Germany[0]. They have an apprentice system that offers an alternative to the usual college/university track. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/10/why-germany-is-so-much-better-at-training-its-workers/381550/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/10/why-ger...