Mozilla to remove “meritocracy” from governance docs because it's “problematic”
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Re: Mozilla to remove “meritocracy” from governance docs because it's “problematic”
#2This is insane.
Re: Mozilla to remove “meritocracy” from governance docs because it's “problematic”
#3This is insane.
Words are important. Devs will argue over a correct variable name for hours but think names in other places have no meaning
Re: Mozilla to remove “meritocracy” from governance docs because it's “problematic”
#4Re: Mozilla to remove “meritocracy” from governance docs because it's “problematic”
#5This is insane.
Words are important. Devs will argue over a correct variable name for hours but think names in other places have no meaning
Exactly! Programmers/Developers brushing this off as, ”well it’s only semantics” seem to forget that our entire industry is predicated on the use of semantics...
Re: Mozilla to remove “meritocracy” from governance docs because it's “problematic”
#6Re: Mozilla to remove “meritocracy” from governance docs because it's “problematic”
#7Sounds quite reasonable from my point of view. This idea that words should only be judged in isolation and not in the historical contexts they have been viewed is not very realistic.
Re: Mozilla to remove “meritocracy” from governance docs because it's “problematic”
#8It's worth noting that back in 2014, GitHub removed a meritocracy rug from their office for similar reasons: https://readwrite.com/2014/01/24/github-meritocracy-rug/
Re: Mozilla to remove “meritocracy” from governance docs because it's “problematic”
#9Isn't this a misleading headline? It looks more like "Someone proposes that Mozilla remove 'meritocracy' from governance docs"
Re: Mozilla to remove “meritocracy” from governance docs because it's “problematic”
#10Can someone explain how striving for meritocracy stems from assumption of equal opportunity? I want projects I am part of or benefit from to be guided by meritocracy. It means some people have better chances to contribute or gain influence there than others. Those are more competent people who often got better opportunities through life. I want that because I care about those projects. I don't see how chances not being equal contradict any of it.