@jessitron Why would an *actual* meritocracy ever be or have been an antipattern? Isn't this what we all strive for?
Apr 27, 2013 · 8:19 PM UTC
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@stilkov Nope. It was invented as a satire. Problem is, "merit" is defined and measured by the people in power. garann.com/dev/2012/you-keep…
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@jessitron Interesting, didn't know about the history of the word, thanks. Doesn't change the meaning it took on, though.
@stilkov @jessitron I'd suspect that you'd need to be able to find an objective measure of "merit" first, which could be problematic.
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@crstry @jessitron Sure, but that's typical for any set of useful community guidelines. Still, making clear what's valued seems right to me.
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@stilkov @jessitron Otherwise all you have are a bunch of opinions, which we have plenty of now, I think.
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@stilkov @jessitron the merit in meritocracy stands for “I approve”, so it often reinforces biases like privilege, sexism, agism etc
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