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If the current situation were in fact a meritocracy, wouldn't we expect to see a lot more social mobility than we're seeing now? (http://www.brookings.edu/rese
by sanskritabelt 13y ago
If the current situation were in fact a meritocracy, wouldn't we expect to see a lot more social mobility than we're seeing now? (http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2013/06/13-facts-higher-education http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2013/06/13-facts-h...) (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/17/social-immobility-climbin_n_501788.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/17/social-immobility-c...)
- thedufer 13y agoParent was comparing the meritocracy of today to the lack thereof centuries ago. I don't see where either of those links looks farther than a few decades back.
- sanskritabelt 13y agoI was giving evidence against the claim that we live in a meritocracy.