Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top
by danharaj on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:54PM
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Another way of seeing it is that we are all denied a decent life unless we are competent and sell our competent labor to uphold a system that keeps idiots at the top.
Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top
by JMTQp8lwXL on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:56PM
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This supposes that all executive leadership is incompetent. That isn't the case. There are companies that, if you replaced the competent executives with idiots, the company would fall apart.
Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top
by danharaj on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @01:01PM
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#NotAllRulingClass
Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top
by SolaceQuantum on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:57PM
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"It isn't perfect, but it at least gives those who don't come from money --which is by and large, most people-- a chance at a decent life."
What are the chances at a decent life anyways? Is the chance a good one? What is the worth of a meritocracy if you do all the right things and stull only get a probability of a right life?
You can't have straight incompetence from the C-suite down without eventually running a business into the ground.
Although family money gives unfair advantages, you can make a nice life for yourself and earn above the median wage through acquiring in-demand skills through the meritocratic system. It isn't perfect, but it at least gives those who don't come from money --which is by and large, most people-- a chance at a decent life.