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> This comment reads like a classic "X-ism doesn't exist because Y people have it hard too!" The claim was not "nepotism doesn't exist". The claim was that "It
by lliamander 3y ago
> This comment reads like a classic "X-ism doesn't exist because Y people have it hard too!"
The claim was not "nepotism doesn't exist". The claim was that "It isn't nepotism if the person hired through personal connections can actually do the job".
Yes, people without personal connections have it harder, but the mere inequality exists does not mean the situation is unjust.
- comfypotato 3y agoIt’s really all opinion. I would say the system here is unjust. (Life’s not fair.)I wouldn’t say that the relationship-hires are morally wrong (if the person hired is qualified).