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> Of course, he could have meant "meritocracy" in its original, parodic, sense, in which case he's absolutely right. I had no idea about the etymology of the w
by sedachv 12y ago
> Of course, he could have meant "meritocracy" in its original, parodic, sense, in which case he's absolutely right.
I had no idea about the etymology of the word (a good explanation from the man who coined it: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/jun/29/comment http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/jun/29/comment). Thanks for the insight!
I'm reading the Times Magazine profile of Mayer at Yahoo (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/magazine/what-happened-when-marissa-mayer-tried-to-be-steve-jobs.html?action=click&contentCollection=Magazine®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=article http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/magazine/what-happened-whe...) right now: "Even though the actress Gwyneth Paltrow had created a best-selling cookbook and popular lifestyle blog, Mayer, who habitually asked deputies where they attended college, balked at hiring her as a contributing editor for Yahoo Food. According to one executive, Mayer disapproved of the fact that Paltrow did not graduate college."
- vitd 12y agoIt's hard to tell from the article what was actually said or meant. But to be fair to Mayer, Paltrow sends out a weekly newsletter (Goop) that contains lots of bad dietary advice, such as "toxin cleanses," and other pseudoscientific nonsense. She could have meant literally that Paltrow is uneducated about food and her food advice is harmful, so she didn't want her associated with Yahoo. That's certainly what I would meant done in Mayer's position.