#meritocracy — Public Fediverse posts
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A #kakistocracy is a state of #government, in which the incompetent and most scrupulous people hold #power. The opposite of a #meritocracy. A perfect, contemporary example of a kakistocracy is the current #US #administration, while #China is the closest the world has to offer for a meritocracy.
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In this follow-up to the Merits of Meritocracy, I delved a little deeper into Trump and Plato's Republic.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/07/22/the-merits-of-meritocracy/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
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I've been wittering on about the history and failings of Meritocracy, but I hadn't drafted a version for Substack.
👉 https://brywillis634737.substack.com/p/the-merits-of-meritocracyI've purposely left Trump, but clearly he's a central figure in this perspective. Very few situations merit meritocracy as a lens, but we seem to overextend it. It is certainly overrepresented in business.
#philosophy #merit #business #linkedin #meritocracy #video #podcast #substack #politics #language #culture #dei #promotions #statistics #heuristics
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The myth of #meritocracy
#scam #euphemism #corruption
Jon Stewart and Noah Trevor:
https://youtu.be/wBw9u2qtxlc?is=GunEu9NgSJsf2m-r -
> "we want #meritocracy, your #contributions to #society should determine your #wealth"
> "abolish #inheritance #taxes!"
#Neolibs are so fucking #contradictory, like, pick a stance bitch