Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

“Meritocracy” was coined by socialist to describe, in a critical way, what he saw as an emerging postwar class structure that was neither aristrocratic nor egalitarian. — PolitiTweet.org

"Meritocracy" changed from "How do we ensure the best rise up?" to "How do we ensure ppl get an equal chance? Who d… https://t.co/n0V2FL2D57

Posted May 25, 2020 Hibernated

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@Noahpinion The North Korea case is an extreme example. But just as you were saying it’s possible for an unrepresentative mob to make you think “society” is mad at something you said, the same trick can work on third parties. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 25, 2020 Hibernated

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Competitive sprinting is a very open, very fair competitive playing field where a tiny minority of competitors who are legitimately very fast reap the vast majority of the prize and sponsorship money. The idea of “meritocracy” is that this is a bad model for society. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 25, 2020 Hibernated