Ullumma1d ago
We wouldn't need DEI, if we also didn't need the clarification of the 14th Amendment. But unfortunately, the Mentally Ailing Generic Americans can't comprehend that systemic racism exists, thus defining the need for DEI to develop a true #Meritocracy. Jan. 20th - ??? Right wing owns this $#!+show
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RainSMediaRadio5d ago
Shehu Sani to Tinubu: Stop Nepotism in Nigeria’s Top Appointments https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/04/shehu-sani-to-tinubu-stop-nepotism-in.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #ShehuSani #Tinubu #Nepotism #Nigeria #Meritocracy
Shehu Sani to Tinubu: Stop Nepotism in Nigeria’s Top Appointments

 Former Senator Shehu Sani advised President Bola Tinubu to avoid nepotism in appointing heads of key government agencies, emphasizing merit...

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Estelle Platini5d ago

‘Our moral intuitions about merit and personal worth are changing.’

an interview with Marion Fourcade about her book "The Ordinal Society" co-written by @kjhealy: https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/04/23/from-uber-ratings-to-credit-scores-whats-lost-in-a-society-that-counts-and-sorts-everything/

#TheOrdinalSociety #concentration #merit #meritocracy #MarionFourcade #Fourcade #school #credit #scores #scoring #reward #rewards #sociology #psychology #socioPsych #socioPsychology #ranking #selfWorth #universalism #digitalization #inequality #inequalities #recognition #data #AIRisks #AIEthics #gaming #socialization #Tracking #surveillance #power #socialControl #governance #regulation #rules #socialMedia #attention #reintermediation #intermediation #enshittification #risk #derisking #vulnerability #morality #confidence #trust #dataDon

From Uber ratings to credit scores: What’s lost in a society that counts and sorts everything? - Berkeley News

In her book, UC Berkeley sociology professor Marion Fourcade investigates what our dependence on ratings and rankings means for the future of individuality and society.

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DeadSwitch @ T0m's 1T C4feApr 12

The Silent Ones Are Buried: Promotions in the Age of Socialized Nepotism #PromotionBias #WorkplacePolitics #CorporateCulture #Nepotism #Meritocracy #EmployeeMorale #TechIndustry #QuietPerformers #DeadSwitch #FearTheSwitch

http://tomsitcafe.com/2025/04/12/%e2%99%9f%ef%b8%8f-the-silent-ones-are-buried-promotions-in-the-age-of-socialized-nepotism/

♟️ The Silent Ones Are Buried: Promotions in the Age of Socialized Nepotism

DeadSwitch | The Cyber Ghost”In silence, we rise. In the switch, we fade.” Rewarding the Loud, Not the Skilled In today’s tech companies, it’s not the sharpest minds or the …

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Curtis McHaleApr 11

The Tyranny of Merit – Michael J Sandel

In The Tyranny of Merit, Michael J. Sandel takes a hard look at the oft-touted meritocracy. Does it work? Is it a valid way to "get ahead"?

https://curtismchale.ca/book/the-tyranny-of-merit-michael-j-sandel/

#meritocracy #bookstodon #bookreview

Dennis Alexis Valin DittrichApr 11
Fairness Across the World https://openaccess.nhh.no/nhh-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/3184837/DP%2006.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
"… the meritocratic #fairness view is not universally accepted, and plays only a marginal role in many countries, especially outside of the Western world.
… #meritocracy is particularly prominent in richer countries
… people’s belief about the source of #inequality is crucial for whether they consider inequality in their society to be fair, but we also establish that these beliefs are particularly important in countries where people endorse the meritocratic fairness views
… It appears plausible that the meritocratic fairness view is conducive to economic #growth
… cross-country differences in #redistribution through taxes and transfers also are associated with differences in fairness views, with more redistribution in countries with a higher share of meritocrats, which highlights the importance of incorporating #heterogeneity in both fairness preferences and beliefs when studying the political economy of redistribution
… people’s view on redistribution is primarily driven by fairness considerations, the perception that inequality in their country is unfair, rather than #efficiency considerations"
#ExperimentalEcon
WulfricApr 10

The true irony of Musk promoting Meritocracy is that if it were in effect, he'd be among the lowest on the ladder along with most of the oligarchs given they don't add any value.

#Musk #Meritocracy

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Apr 7

"The end goal is to make education a privilege for children born into wealth while destroying the meritocracy that is at the center of the American Dream."
-Historian Timothy Snyder, on Donald Trump's order dismantling the Department of Education

#Education #Freedom #AmericanDream #Meritocracy #Trump #GOP #Coup #Corruption #Censorship #Fascism #Oligarchy #Politics #USPol #History #TimothySnyder #US #USA #Meme #Memes

Joel VanderWerf 🐧Apr 4

Well, it's been another meritorious week for the meritocrats.

#Meritocracy

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Apr 2

Canada’s Inequality Driven by Billionaire Wealth
https://jacobin.com/2025/04/canada-wealth-inequality-billionaires-housing

Aggressively tax corporations/billionaires to achieve:
https://persagen.org/wpi/docs/social_democracy.pdf

#TransLivesMatter
🇨🇦 #Poilievre #DanielleSmith #Trumpism #protofascism
#billionaires #oligarchy #capitalism #WealthInequality #plutocracy #meritocracy #poverty #affordability #corporations #CorporateGreed #WealthTax

🇨🇦 Shared Future: Uphold Cdn Values in 2025 Federal Election
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bmrrFxNnX6YhDsgo_44Roq-Qgdjd3UxueaGTqIAYcVw

CAVE: collaborate, advocate, vote, educate

Canada’s Inequality Is Driven by Billionaire Wealth

New data show that Canada’s inequality crisis is driven by both billionaire wealth and runaway housing costs. Without a meaningful fix, both democracy and economic growth will be distorted by entrenched interests.