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> I'm not sure why this person decided to redefine the essence of meritocracy Because the very word "meritocracy" was invented to describe an Orwellian society
by kome 14y ago
> I'm not sure why this person decided to redefine the essence of meritocracy
Because the very word "meritocracy" was invented to describe an Orwellian society dystopia were "merit" was the only metric for value. He just use the original definition.
- ynniv 14y agoIt's a niche definition that was long since co-opted to describe how people should be promoted. It now roughly means selection based on some manner of successful execution, as opposed to personality, or personal relation. The problem with using "the original definition", is that the rant is now against something that was not the original conversation. Which is fine if the author wants to rant about cronyism ("the original definition"), but not about selection based on observable skill or success (what everyone is talking about lately).
- anthonyb 14y agoExcept that the original definition fits the current situation in IT very well.