> Honestly it would be nice to stop beating around the bush and declare your end goal: communism.
First, let’s agree on whether we both believe the problem with meritocracy, as it works currently, is real. If you don’t believe so, then there’s no sense in continuing.
Second, if the only solution you see is communism, don’t attribute the same outlook to me.
As far as I’m aware, if communist regimes so far are any indication, communism could only make the situation worse with blatant nepotism if nothing else.
What if, if a solution you can think of off the top of your head is horrible, all it means is that the problem is just not that easy to solve?
If you want to promote the idea that there's more to life than work and that one could focus more on family, nature and the arts by all means.
But saying that capable people must bend the knee so somebody less capable also gets a turn at 1st prize makes we wonder want kind of morality asks that, accepts that and takes pride in finally winning that way.
First, let’s agree on whether we both believe the problem with meritocracy, as it works currently, is real. If you don’t believe so, then there’s no sense in continuing.
Second, if the only solution you see is communism, don’t attribute the same outlook to me.
As far as I’m aware, if communist regimes so far are any indication, communism could only make the situation worse with blatant nepotism if nothing else.
What if, if a solution you can think of off the top of your head is horrible, all it means is that the problem is just not that easy to solve?