"Imagined meritocracies mean little to extractive institutions."

My remarks from today's #aha23 panel "Labor and Compensation in the Historical Profession"

https://contingentmagazine.org/2023/01/07/a-profession-if-you-can-keep-it/

A Profession, If You Can Keep It

Imagined meritocracies mean little to extractive institutions.

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@erin_bartram this is a really super piece. Thanks for sharing it. (TBH, I read it while listening to Daniel Johnston/Bright Eyes “devil town”, which only added to the already considerable punch).