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This reads as coming from resentment “sure, they are smarter, more prepared, and more experienced than me… but I want to believe I am more ethical. Yeah, merito

by nomdep 5y ago

This reads as coming from resentment “sure, they are smarter, more prepared, and more experienced than me… but I want to believe I am more ethical. Yeah, meritocracy is the problem, not me”

lalaland1125 5y ago
Matthew Yglesias, the author of this piece, went to Harvard.
- eikenberry 5y ago
  That only implies he's well connected.
- luizfelberti 5y ago
  Yet despite having gone to Harvard, doesn't seem to be able to distinguish credentialism from meritocracy. But hey! At least he went to Harvard right?...
  - MrRiddle 5y ago
    The irony..
  - adamrezich 5y ago
    this is exactly what I came here to say. it took a lot of effort to find work a few years ago because I'd dropped out of college, yet had plenty of personal experience under my belt. I know many other people are in this same boat and it's endlessly frustrating to be rejected from entry-level job after entry-level job when your skillset and experience is above what is being asked. when this is happening to you and at the same time you see articles about how meritocracy is bad and should be abolished, it's hard to see how meritocracy is supposedly working for you when your (self-evaluated) merit (for an entry-level position, possibly doing something fully outside of your intended career trajectory) outstrips your credentials. I don't understand why everyone trying to tear down "meritocracy" doesn't start by focusing on credentialism instead.
JohnWhigham 5y ago
I think that is indeed part of it, but he also missed the bigger picture: PEGs take over nursing homes because they have a legal obligation to do so for their shareholders. This is something that has been baked into American society since inception. Not really sure how to fix something like this. Early in Trump's term, he flirted with the idea of changing these earnings reports from quarterly to biannual. I always wonder how much that would have shaken up corporate culture.
mpalmer 5y ago
I applaud your efficiency in denigrating the author and the piece all without contending with any of the actual arguments he sets out.
michaelpb 5y ago
What? Are you actually saying that this is just Matty's sour grapes? I personally disagree with most of his positions in general, but it's silly to imply he's anything but very successful and credentialed in his field [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Yglesias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Yglesias

by nomdep 5y ago

This reads as coming from resentment “sure, they are smarter, more prepared, and more experienced than me… but I want to believe I am more ethical. Yeah, meritocracy is the problem, not me”

lalaland1125 5y ago

Matthew Yglesias, the author of this piece, went to Harvard.

eikenberry 5y ago
That only implies he's well connected.
luizfelberti 5y ago
Yet despite having gone to Harvard, doesn't seem to be able to distinguish credentialism from meritocracy. But hey! At least he went to Harvard right?...
- MrRiddle 5y ago
  The irony..
- adamrezich 5y ago
  this is exactly what I came here to say. it took a lot of effort to find work a few years ago because I'd dropped out of college, yet had plenty of personal experience under my belt. I know many other people are in this same boat and it's endlessly frustrating to be rejected from entry-level job after entry-level job when your skillset and experience is above what is being asked. when this is happening to you and at the same time you see articles about how meritocracy is bad and should be abolished, it's hard to see how meritocracy is supposedly working for you when your (self-evaluated) merit (for an entry-level position, possibly doing something fully outside of your intended career trajectory) outstrips your credentials. I don't understand why everyone trying to tear down "meritocracy" doesn't start by focusing on credentialism instead.

JohnWhigham 5y ago

I think that is indeed part of it, but he also missed the bigger picture: PEGs take over nursing homes because they have a legal obligation to do so for their shareholders. This is something that has been baked into American society since inception. Not really sure how to fix something like this. Early in Trump's term, he flirted with the idea of changing these earnings reports from quarterly to biannual. I always wonder how much that would have shaken up corporate culture.

mpalmer 5y ago

I applaud your efficiency in denigrating the author and the piece all without contending with any of the actual arguments he sets out.

michaelpb 5y ago

What? Are you actually saying that this is just Matty's sour grapes? I personally disagree with most of his positions in general, but it's silly to imply he's anything but very successful and credentialed in his field [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Yglesias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Yglesias