A belief in meritocracy is not only false: it’s bad for you

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A belief in meritocracy is not only false: it’s bad for you

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Socialism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

Meritocracy has become a leading social ideal. Politicians across the ideological spectrum continually return to the theme that the rewards of life—money, power, jobs, university admission—should be distributed according to skill and effort.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/42534027

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