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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink68•2 years agoI learnt meritocracy is a joke long before I discovered that it was literally invented to be a joke.
minus-squareculpritus [any]linkfedilinkEnglish16•2 years agoit’s the same story of ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ too
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoAt least meritocracy makes sense vs the physically impossible bootstraps one. Also, i thought ghengis khan was all about meritocracy. That and marrying off his daughters and sending the kings to die.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years ago Also, i thought ghengis khan was all about meritocracy. No… Genghis Khan wasn’t a joke. Meritocracy is.
I learnt meritocracy is a joke long before I discovered that it was literally invented to be a joke.
TIL the second part.
it’s the same story of ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ too
At least meritocracy makes sense vs the physically impossible bootstraps one.
Also, i thought ghengis khan was all about meritocracy. That and marrying off his daughters and sending the kings to die.
No… Genghis Khan wasn’t a joke. Meritocracy is.
What a unique take on that phrase!