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My perception of the word "meritocracy" is that it's usually used by an autocrat to describe his autocracy. A head of a hedge fund or start-up business might s
by gyulai 4y ago
My perception of the word "meritocracy" is that it's usually used by an autocrat to describe his autocracy. A head of a hedge fund or start-up business might say "Come work for me, you will find it so rewarding, I've created a true meritocracy here." Inevitably that raises the question "Who decides what's meritorious?" The unspoken answer: "I do."
- quickthrower2 4y agoMeritocracy’s like most orgs usually have secret salaries, so you cannot verify that they really are Meritocracies.
- gyulai 4y agoWell x-cracies are about power, not about money. I believe there are genuine differences in the extent to which organizations are transparent, both about power and about money. But even with full transparency, what is there to verify if there is no way to define "merit" that everyone in the org can agree upon? That lack of agreement gives latitude to the autocrat to use the term "merit" to mean whatever suits him this week.