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> The more I look at the world the more I see how the establishment, in virtually every field of endeavor, has spent decades insulating itself from any real mer
by BoiledCabbage 4y ago
> The more I look at the world the more I see how the establishment, in virtually every field of endeavor, has spent decades insulating itself from any real meritocratic consequences.
In just about any field or area, if someone is trying to tell you it's meritocracy, they're just pulling the wool over your (or their own) eyes.
The estabilishment/incumbent does not like competetion in any area. And the default mantra is claiming it's actually a meritocracy. Which usually translates to "we like the existing structure because it keeps us and our friends in power".
- scottLobster 4y agoYep, and to be fair it's always been that way to some degree. The most recent generations just happened to live in an economic golden age where there was so much economic opportunity there actually was more competition and meritocracy than the world had ever seen. Now we're receding back to something more resembling the mid-late 1800s, where aristocracy was a big deal and you had situations like the Imperial British military, where the enlisted soldiers were impeccable, but the blue-blood officers did things like carry pianos into combat zones, and caring about things like self-improvement was a sign of weakness socially.