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		burtonator on Jan 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 64 and unemployed: One man's struggle to be taken ... > Meritocracy is a lie used by the privileged. There is no such thing in the real world. That's absolutely untrue.. you really discredit yourself when you say provably false things like this.

RobLach on Jan 29, 2019 | [–]

I assume you’ve read the essay the term comes from

https://www.worldcat.org/title/rise-of-the-meritocracy/oclc/...

If not; it’s pretty fun.

zorpner on Jan 29, 2019 | [–]

...you really discredit yourself when you say provably false things like this.

Likewise. And look, I've offered just as much proof as you did.

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