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No, equality of opportunity is specifically not needed for a meritocracy. It wasn’t in the original book[1], it didn’t happen in the old Chinese examination sys
by labster 2y ago
No, equality of opportunity is specifically not needed for a meritocracy. It wasn’t in the original book[1], it didn’t happen in the old Chinese examination system, and it sure doesn’t happen now.
Merits are measurements, and society adapts to make those measurements a target.
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_of_the_Meritocracy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_of_the_Meritocracy
- bjoli 2y agoOh, but this is not how meritocracy is ever viewed in a liberal democracy. Equality of opportunity is the defence on an unequal society. For the inequality of outcome to be fair and just, there has to be at least some kind equality of opportunity in a meritocratic society.