Melissa Griffith ☕ aka Masker
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Meritocracy has become, sadly, about wealth, power, and connections. If you don't have at least two of three, your merit rarely matters.

We do have a semi oligarchy. People buy elections..and apparently judges.
Jess Martin @JessMartin
It doesn’t offer an alternative though. So if not #meritocracy - what then?

Aristocracy?
Nepotism?
Oligarchic rule?

It seems the ones criticising meritocracy want mediocrity.

If it’s not a level playing field, what kind of field is it? Wealth, power and connections?
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Anton Brakhage
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In response to Melissa Griffith ☕ aka Masker.
The problem with meritocracy is a) what happens to the people who aren't deemed to have merit, and b) who determines what is meritorious?

Capitalism uses monetary wealth as a measure of merit. If you're not wealthy, you're just a resource, and if you can't make someone money, you're lower than dirt
06:04 AM - Apr 22, 2023
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Bryan Creed
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In response to Anton Brakhage.
You are absolutely right - meritocracy without concern for others doesn't get you anywhere
07:29 AM - Apr 22, 2023
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Jess Martin
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In response to Melissa Griffith ☕ aka Masker.
So it’s no longer a meritocracy but an oligarchy. The problem is with the oligarchs running the country, not meritocracy itself.

An ideal meritocracy would place those three - wealth, power, connections - below say, I don’t know, intelligence and fitness for the role.
06:04 AM - Apr 22, 2023
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Kinzie Mat
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In response to Melissa Griffith ☕ aka Masker.
05:52 AM - Apr 22, 2023
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