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Leme

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3. I disagree with one of initial statements

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 08:24 AM

Jun 2014

" when did meritocracy ever have anything to do with merit? The answer is simple: Never"
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successful meritocracies:
Spelling Bee
Geography Bee
all sorts of competitions
pilot projects determine which works best often
Velcro
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and often failures show the merits (lack of merits) of those that do fail

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What has meritocracy to do with merit? [View all] unhappycamper Jun 2014 OP

you are kidding right? beachbum bob Jun 2014 #1

Context. antiquie Jun 2014 #2

I disagree with one of initial statements Leme Jun 2014 #3