Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-220 hours agoIs capitalism the problem or is it neopotism (cronyism) invalidating the meritocracy?message-squaremessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down119
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareIs capitalism the problem or is it neopotism (cronyism) invalidating the meritocracy?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-220 hours agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareSusagalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoI don’t think I said “nothing can be done”. I just said meritocracy is impossible. And since it’s impossible, we need a different system we can actually achieve. It won’t be without flaws, but we can still aim to have LESS flaws than currently. You don’t improve by pretending nothing’s wrong.
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours ago I don’t think I said “nothing can be done”. I just said meritocracy is impossible. Why would I want to discuss anything with someone who will contradict themselves in the first two sentences they mutter.
minus-squareSusagalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·59 minutes agoThere are options other than “meritocracy” and “nothing”, you know. It’s worrying that didn’t occur to you.
I don’t think I said “nothing can be done”. I just said meritocracy is impossible. And since it’s impossible, we need a different system we can actually achieve. It won’t be without flaws, but we can still aim to have LESS flaws than currently.
You don’t improve by pretending nothing’s wrong.
Why would I want to discuss anything with someone who will contradict themselves in the first two sentences they mutter.
There are options other than “meritocracy” and “nothing”, you know. It’s worrying that didn’t occur to you.