Silicon Valley Isn’t a Meritocracy

Posted by gammarator on Monday November 25, 2013 @09:09PM
from the wired.com dept.

http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/11/silicon-valley-isnt-a-meritocracy-and-the-cult-of-the-entrepreneur-holds-people-back

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Re:Silicon Valley Isn’t a Meritocracy by xrctl on Monday November 25, 2013 @09:20PM (#6798666)

Well, no system could have a perfectly accurate merit assignment system... but the fact is that tech has much, much lower barriers to entry than other domains.

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Re:Silicon Valley Isn’t a Meritocracy by chipsy on Monday November 25, 2013 @09:36PM (#6798734)

"Rule of the best," or as one might also call it, aristocracy.

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