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The Myth of Meritocracy Runs Deep in American History

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Re: The Myth of Meritocracy Runs Deep in American History

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A myth that runs so deep especially in silicon valley that any article about it gets flagged to death rather than being discredited in the comments.

It's less about SV being history-averse than the crowd here.

Meritocracy fantasy seems to play a large role in libertarian dogma.

Re: The Myth of Meritocracy Runs Deep in American History

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This is pure garbage. Please suggest an alternative to "The Myth." I see two immediate problems with any alternative that far out-weigh its purported benefits. (1) Any solution you propose involves a government imposing its will on the people, 'reallocating' their wealth, and using that loot to pick and choose the winners. (2) Any alternative to "The Myth" necessarily deprives people of ownership of their future -- y…

It's not all or nothing. You can acknowledge that meritocracy is heavily exaggerated while still believing people have a significant level of control over their own lives.

Re: The Myth of Meritocracy Runs Deep in American History

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i prefer meritocracy to anything else. it may not be perfect, but talk is cheap, world is filled with people on bullshit jobs where they do nothing. there are people that push science, human achievements and create new things we did not have before.

if you think you have better, create a company, apply your "rules" there and let's see how it goes.

me, seeing that POS article you linked, i'm just gonna move my left hand towards my popcorn.

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