Re:Antisocial Coding: My Year at GitHub
by rmc on Thursday July 06, 2017 @04:32AM
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> mentions meritocracy as an evil, not a goal to strive for?
I think the main objection to "meritocracy" is that often there is no real meritocracy, and people use it as a way to ignore claims that the place isn't a meritocracy.
Organisation: We're a meritocracy!
Member: I'm getting unfairly treated based on race/gender/etc.
Org: That's impossible, we're a meritocracy!
Re:Antisocial Coding: My Year at GitHub
by Chris2048 on Thursday July 06, 2017 @09:13AM
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That's "the false premise of meritocracy", not "meritocracy"; It's an important distinction that should be made. There is nothing wrong with democracy, even if some people don't like the word anymore due to it's widespread misuse.
I think the main objection to "meritocracy" is that often there is no real meritocracy, and people use it as a way to ignore claims that the place isn't a meritocracy.
Organisation: We're a meritocracy! Member: I'm getting unfairly treated based on race/gender/etc. Org: That's impossible, we're a meritocracy!