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Which world would you rather live in?
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* m2 stares at the monitor... it looks like a hamburger...
m2 - that's a bad sign
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Wednesday January 01 2020, @01:02PM (5 children)
Where exactly do you see a meritocracy in our world?
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by coolgopher on Wednesday January 08 2020, @01:33PM (4 children)
I'd say anywhere it takes ruthlessness, greed and arselicking to obtain power. Like, you know, everywhere?
We're a meritocracy of sociopathic, greedy arselickers from what I've seen.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by maxwell demon on Thursday January 09 2020, @07:37AM (2 children)
You're not describing a meritocracy. In a meritocracy you raise according to your merits, not according to your character flaws.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 2) by coolgopher on Thursday January 09 2020, @10:11AM (1 child)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 10 2020, @05:22PM
No, what you describe is simply a cultured version of violence. Those who refrain from murdering their neighbors are the ones who get murdered and have their posessions stolen. Savagery is not meritocracy when discussing human society. Being a cruel asshole who lies and manipulates to the top is similar, and the vast majority of humans are not like that which is why we have a functioning society.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 11 2020, @01:54PM
That's just when you work for others or get granted positions by others (e.g. politics).
I think we have a pretty decent meritocracy when it comes to entrepreneurship. Only problem is getting rid of the gazillion barriers to entry that stop more people from reaching anything remotely near their potential. Let people sell whatever they want (so long as the product itself is not illegal) wherever they want to whoever they want without mountains of paperwork, licensing, and fees - and the middle class would get a whole heck of a lot stronger.
If you're worried 'The Jungle' then set a requirement that this all goes out the window once you're grossing > $10 million at which point the mountains of paperwork and bureucrazy kick back in. Only difference is by that point you're like any other mid to large sized company and can just hand wave them away for a percent or two of your revenue.