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"Meritocracy" is a paradox: if people are given higher status by merit, they can use that merit to give their less valuable ideas (or peers, or children, or col
by kylebgorman 14y ago
"Meritocracy" is a paradox: if people are given higher status by merit, they can use that merit to give their less valuable ideas (or peers, or children, or colleagues, or friends) a leg up. [this is not a new idea]
- swdunlop 14y agoMeritocracy is a term that is wheeled out by a critic when he doesn't think those involved have any merit.