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People are probably getting angry at you because you are explicitly invoking a politicized definition of the word merit which basically boils down to "best at m
by cycloptic 6y ago
People are probably getting angry at you because you are explicitly invoking a politicized definition of the word merit which basically boils down to "best at maintaining the political status quo." In other contexts the definition is different. (For example Elon Musk's business merits seem to be his track record of making a lot of money, or at least that's what they are on twitter anyway)
If you want other examples of people who are pissed off at the concept of merit for other reasons, talk to some PhDs (or other holders of high academic merit) that are struggling to find work.
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- crazyjncsu 6y agoWhen did he engage in "explicitly invoking a politicized definition of the word merit"? I'm very new to the understanding that the word "merit" is now politicized, and I find it very unfortunate. For the sake of humanity, I would hope that at least the _definition_ of "merit" could be commonly accepted..
- cycloptic 6y agoI didn't see any of the tweets so I can't say for sure, that's just my read on the situation judging by the reactions. That's why I said "probably." If you find a definition of merit that everyone can agree on, please let us know, because that would be news to me. In my experience in the US at least, most people seem to object to there being a central organization that decides who has merit and who doesn't.