Re:And the winner is…who cares?
by SyzygistSix on Monday April 26, 2021 @05:26PM
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Many good films don't need to be as expensive as blockbusters because they focus on story and acting rather than explosions, special effects, and established A-list actors.
Every time you complain about something not being a meritocracy, you should remember the word was invented for a book about how it’s a dumb idea that won’t work.
Re:And the winner is…who cares?
by Swenrekcah on Monday April 26, 2021 @04:04PM
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Which book is that?
_The rise of the Meritocracy_ by Michael Dunlop Young, according to Wikipedia.
Re:And the winner is…who cares?
by commandlinefan on Monday April 26, 2021 @05:59PM
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So was the word "capitalism", that doesn't mean it's actually a dumb idea that won't work.
The formula was changed, forcefully. It's very openly not about 'good' anymore, since that would be oppressive, racist and sexist. 'good' is also expensive.
Enjoy the culture that was. We will never reach the same heights. It will all die off now, deservedly. The people responsible will blame the originators of 'good', turning their shame of the comparison not into growth, as mentally well people would, but digging their heels in even further, as they have always done since, oh, let's say 1867.