Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper

Re:Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper by itsjustme2 on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @12:51PM (#16431359)

So instead of a multi-generational meritocracy, you want everyone in the same generation to have the same resources starting out? How do we determine the best resources for each generation? How do we distribute the wealth? How do we keep parents motivated to work when their main motivation is to provide a better life for their children?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper by danharaj on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @12:56PM (#16431415)

Multi-generational meritocracy sounds antithetical to post-enlightenment thinking. It sounds like someone sneezed while saying "aristocracy".

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper by itsjustme2 on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @01:05PM (#16431485)

Calling multi-generational meritocracy the same as aristocracy is a misunderstanding of what these two words mean. Yes, societies are messy, and what happens in one societal structure can sometimes happen in another, but that does not mean that the underlying rules defining the two are equivalent.

[ Parent | on HN ]