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but it is the most meritocratic of any other place in the world Really? I think most pro sports leagues would give SV a run for it's money in terms of meritocr

but it is the most meritocratic of any other place in the world Really? I think most pro sports leagues would give SV a run for it's money in terms of meritocracy.

parsnips 13y ago
To be fair, that's just beginning to change because of analytics.
walshemj 13y ago
You mean those with rich sugar daddy's funding them as a vanity project as most top tier football (soccer) clubs are or do you mean the socialist closed shop NFL where they only penalty for failure is the pick of next years best players.
- lmkg 13y ago
  He means the players, not the teams. Player compensation is tied more closely to performance than most other sectors, although not perfectly.
  - walshemj 13y ago
    err so do the losing nfl and afl teams cut their players salarys?
newnewnew 13y ago
Look at how hard Jeremy Lin had to fight for a spot on a team. Still lots of bias in pro sports.
- JonFish85 13y ago
  I can't tell if you're serious, but Jeremy Lin isn't that good of a player.... He had an amazing run, but over time fell back to earth.