cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to United Kingdom@feddit.uk • 5 days agoElon Musk makes 23 posts urging King Charles III to overthrow UK governmentexternal-linkmessage-square17 fedilinkarrow-up174
arrow-up174external-linkElon Musk makes 23 posts urging King Charles III to overthrow UK governmentcyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to United Kingdom@feddit.uk • 5 days agomessage-square17 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareM68040 [they/them]hexbear16·edit-25 days agoThe fact that he has even a crumb of clout is quite possibly the single most damning indictment of the concept of meritocracy. link
minus-squareSoyViking [he/him]hexbear2·4 days agoMusk may be more meritocratic than one would imagine. The term meritocracy was coined as a parody of the British class-based education system where children of the rich and powerful always just happens to have the most merit. link
minus-squareM68040 [they/them]hexbear2·4 days agoAh, so this is one of those “ironic saying got inverted into being unironic” scenarios like with the Bootstraps or Bad Apples sayings. link
The fact that he has even a crumb of clout is quite possibly the single most damning indictment of the concept of meritocracy.
Musk may be more meritocratic than one would imagine. The term meritocracy was coined as a parody of the British class-based education system where children of the rich and powerful always just happens to have the most merit.
Ah, so this is one of those “ironic saying got inverted into being unironic” scenarios like with the Bootstraps or Bad Apples sayings.