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Meritocracy was coined to satirize the concept.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_of_the_Meritocracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_of_the_
by pseudalopex 5y ago
Meritocracy was coined to satirize the concept.[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_of_the_Meritocracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_of_the_Meritocracy
- Siira 5y agoThe origins of a word don’t quite determine the physical reality of the ideas around it.
- pseudalopex 5y agoPhysical reality? What physical instrument measures merit? The origin of the word shows criticism of the concept isn't just "Orwellian duckspeak".