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We do live in a meritocracy, which favor those white, middle class, mediocre males you complained about, because they got all the advantage and thus became good
by kiba 6y ago
We do live in a meritocracy, which favor those white, middle class, mediocre males you complained about, because they got all the advantage and thus became good about it.
But selecting the best had nothing with fairness or ensuring that everyone is educated.
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- svrtknst 6y agoBut... favoring a certain class of people _by definition_ means that those people arent necessarily the best equipped. Being favored doesn't just mean reaching the best results due to the best circumstances, it also means being given unfair credit etc.
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- uberman 6y agoA proponent of meritocracy would not favor anyone described as mediocre. That is kind of the whole point.