meritocracies

In the way you are going, all successful startups become meritocracies by virtue of being successful.

Companies think of themselves as perfect meritocracies and you make enemies if you challenge that perception.

Programmers believe in meritocracies, and judging people based on their clothing is antithetical to a meritocracy.

The fact that meritocracies are 'messy' doesn't mean you get rid of the central message - which is that people are awarded commensurately with their talent and effort.

Consider the following statements: A) We live in a meritocracy B) Meritocracies are fair Most people accept that A is false.

B) Yes, meritocracies are not equal by definition, but again, I think it is more fair than not.

Off topic but since this has come up this week several times: Meritocracies seem great in theory but rarely work in practice.

It's the lack of value placed on soft skills in tech driven meritocracies.

I think anyone could pick a bunch of tech companies which describe themselves as meritocracies and determine that they hire men more frequently than they do women.

Not that I have any particular stance on the legitimacy of meritocracies, but why would a meritocracy imply racial diversity, exactly?

Investment banks, at least at the entry levels, are meritocracies.

But if you truly believe in merit above everything else, I would think you would welcome the downfall of these false meritocracies.

In pointing out that "merit" can be freely defined, this piece shows that meritocracies are, in fact, arbitrary.

Meritocracies are like democracy: "the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried." Working hard on a startup doesn't really earn you anything.

Don't try to bring in the baggage of other failed "meritocracies" into this, because we can actually, objectively, test whether or not the code works.

"Cheating undermines meritocracies and is therefor frowned upon by those in control of such." I'd say that qualifies as a moral fact What makes that a moral fact?

Meritocracies reward those with good health, good luck, good parents who are encouraging, and the lucky gamete club who have high intelligence or exceptional physical skills.