• ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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      3 hours ago

      if it’s anything other than meritocratic, then by definition it is not.

      it’s like saying there’s free speech, but only a select group of people can have it.

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        2 hours ago

        Lol if you rigidly define things binarily in a way that doesn’t reflect real world systems, then sure they’re binary.

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          likewise, if you bend words to mean what you want them to mean we don’t have much reason to even be discussing it.

          if something doesn’t get primarily awarded by merit, it’s simply not meritocratic.