• M68040 [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    3 days ago

    The fact that he has even a crumb of clout is quite possibly the single most damning indictment of the concept of meritocracy.

    • SoyViking [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      3 days ago

      Musk may be more meritocratic than one would imagine. The term meritocracy was coined as a parody of the British class-based education system where children of the rich and powerful always just happens to have the most merit.

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        2 days ago

        Ah, so this is one of those “ironic saying got inverted into being unironic” scenarios like with the Bootstraps or Bad Apples sayings.