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Do you believe in meritocracy? Why or why not? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is the definition I am using:

a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (16 children)

The issue will always be reality. In theory, meritocracy and even geniocracy sounds promosing but so does our current system.

The reality is that incompetent or malicious people will always find ways to corrupt the idea.

At this point, I‘m pretty sure the only way to go forward is to think in new ways. Maybe general AI will work, or anarchy (more like anarcho communist probably).

We tried and broke everything:

representative democracy - politicians lie to get into office and do their thing after
autocracy - the person in charge freaks out and becomes a lifetime ruler
communism - people starve while the politicians become rich
monarchy - the bloodline will produce some idiot who breaks stuff - also no reason to be this rich
multiparty system - will get little done and devolves into populism as well
two party system - devolves into hating the other party

The real problem imo is that a few people just cant make decisions for the masses over an extended time. Its too much power and responsibility.

I‘m pretty sure a more direct democracy represents this day and age more since the majority sees how our world goes to shit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (8 children)

A direct democracy can be corrupted via social engineering, see brexit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I‘m not saying direct democracy cant be broken but britain isnt a direct democracy. Its like giving someone a bike who drove a car all their lives. They crash and hurt themselves and someone says „look! Bikes are dangerous!“

There are no direct (or mostly direct) democracies in the world afaik. Feel free to prove otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I believe Switzerland has direct democracy, no?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

In part, but not fully. They still have full time reprenstative offices. Direct democracy would get along without those afaik.

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