Waterfall and Meritocracy: words coined to describe antipatterns that then turned into accepted practice. Is Monoculture next?
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@jessitron Why would an *actual* meritocracy ever be or have been an antipattern? Isn't this what we all strive for?
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@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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Replying to @crstry
@crstry @jessitron Sure, but that's typical for any set of useful community guidelines. Still, making clear what's valued seems right to me.

Apr 27, 2013 · 8:27 PM UTC

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@stilkov @crstry I agree that articulating values is good. Let's not pretend that's how people get ahead. Informal structure trumps formal