Subj : Capitalism & Corporatism
To   : Moondog
From : Dr. What
Date : Wed Jul 20 2022 08:07:00

-=> Moondog wrote to Kaelon <=-

 Mo> I fear a meritocracy can be gamed and infiltrated by the people they
 Mo> wish to keep out of power.  If service guaratees citizenship and the
 Mo> rights to vote and hold office, you'll see folks who abhor the concepts
 Mo> of a meritocracy follow the rules into order to inside.

That's possible.  But remember to succeed in a meritocracy you have to actually
accomplish things.

I'm reminded of a Neil Gaiman commencement speech you can see on YouTube. (It's
really good.  You should watch it.)  To paraphrase it:

He said that the 3 things to do are:
1. Be competant.
2. Be on time.
3. Be nice.

"And you don't even need all 3!"

If you are competant and always on time, people will put up with you.
If you are competant and always nice, people will cut you some slack with
deadlines.
If you are on time and always nice, people will help you be competant.

The people who can't make it in a meritocracy can't even get 2 of those 3 - and
they usually can't even do 1 of the 3 things.


.... Professionals built the Titanic, amateurs built the ark.
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