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You know what I find funny? The creator of the word meritocracy created it to parody how people think the world is mostly just. Curious no? I was going to writ

You know what I find funny? The creator of the word meritocracy created it to parody how people think the world is mostly just. Curious no? I was going to write more on this topic but I'm tired of it like I am with the religious. Instead I will say the following condensed sentence. Libertarianism/conservatism/Republicans/meritocracy are merely derivations of humanity's sociopathic bias known as the just world fallacy. Furthermore most explanations in all business books, magazines and articles focusing on the people make the fundamental attribution error and are mostly bunk. Finally once you understand the complexity of the world you live in you see how people have no fucking clue what they are taking about outside of the hard sciences.

pfortuny 14y ago
As if people in the "hard sciences" as you call them had any fucking clue what they are talking about. To wit: SUSY, String Theory &c... Not even mathematicians have a clue what we are talking about (apart from 'abstractions' which relate very little to the world we live in).
- confluence 14y ago
  I'm sorry I couldn't hear you over all the advanced tech keeping us all alive. Please continue. String theory is not fact. Currently accepted theories in physics are relativity and quantum mechanics. You know the shit running the computer you typed that insightful comment on and the fibre optics that brought your great wisdom to me. /sarcasm
cantastoria 14y ago
The creator of the word meritocracy created it to parody how people think the world is mostly just. Curious no? It would be if it were true. The satire you're referring to, used the word as a way to criticize how the British government of the period was selecting people into an elite ruling class based on suspect standards of intelligence and aptitude. The word itself was invented as a shorthand to refer to that process and its justifications. It was not a parody of the idea of meritocracy as it is understood today. From wikipedia; Meritocracy is the implementation of advancement based upon intellectual talent. Often, advancement is determined by demonstrated achievement in the field where it is implemented. Aside from that, I'm curious, If you believe that meritocracy is indeed evidence of right-wing sociopathic behavior. What would be the Communist/Liberal/Democratic alternative? Surely you're not advocating a kakistocracy (i.e. rule by the worst).
- confluence 14y ago
  The liberal version is paternalistic totalitarianism. You need a mix. I'm not against meritocracy or ownership. I'm against not capping poverty and I'm against worshipping those who are lucky in life.

pfortuny 14y ago

As if people in the "hard sciences" as you call them had any fucking clue what they are talking about. To wit: SUSY, String Theory &c... Not even mathematicians have a clue what we are talking about (apart from 'abstractions' which relate very little to the world we live in).

confluence 14y ago
I'm sorry I couldn't hear you over all the advanced tech keeping us all alive. Please continue. String theory is not fact. Currently accepted theories in physics are relativity and quantum mechanics. You know the shit running the computer you typed that insightful comment on and the fibre optics that brought your great wisdom to me. /sarcasm

cantastoria 14y ago

The creator of the word meritocracy created it to parody how people think the world is mostly just. Curious no? It would be if it were true. The satire you're referring to, used the word as a way to criticize how the British government of the period was selecting people into an elite ruling class based on suspect standards of intelligence and aptitude. The word itself was invented as a shorthand to refer to that process and its justifications. It was not a parody of the idea of meritocracy as it is understood today. From wikipedia; Meritocracy is the implementation of advancement based upon intellectual talent. Often, advancement is determined by demonstrated achievement in the field where it is implemented. Aside from that, I'm curious, If you believe that meritocracy is indeed evidence of right-wing sociopathic behavior. What would be the Communist/Liberal/Democratic alternative? Surely you're not advocating a kakistocracy (i.e. rule by the worst).

confluence 14y ago
The liberal version is paternalistic totalitarianism. You need a mix. I'm not against meritocracy or ownership. I'm against not capping poverty and I'm against worshipping those who are lucky in life.