First you create a set of measures to define merit and then you promote those individuals which rate the highest on the measuring stick.
The term meritocracy gained strong usage in society with the wealthy after Michael Young's publishing of the book, The Rise of the Meritocracy.
The term meritocracy gained strong usage in society with the wealthy after Michael Young's publishing of the book, The Rise of the Meritocracy.
This is my meritocratic measuring stick. It fits me perfectly and thus I am the greatest of you all.
Down with meritocracy
The man who coined the word four decades ago wishes Tony Blair would stop using it
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2001/jun/29/comment
Down with meritocracy
The man who coined the word four decades ago wishes Tony Blair would stop using it
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2001/jun/29/comment
by Thomas Liberty Paine October 7, 2008
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by FullOfFacts September 2, 2008
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a girl who LOVES sugar and chocolate. she is classified as crazy in my book but you gotta love that about her. she is spontaneous and a movieaholic! great sense of style that is unique. oh and she can't live without a hamburger and cheeseballs! can't live without this girl!!!
Meritt is hot
by freethrow35 February 8, 2010
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The population mostly consists of morbidly obese conservative retirees and rich kids that have nothing better to do with their free time other than smoke weed and talk shit.
If you don't fit into those two categories of people, then consider yourself irrelevant to the circlejerk. If you're slightly left leaning you'll be viewed as a commie by the two groups of people, if you're LGBTQIA, you'll be viewed as a mentally unstable "fag". Here, diversity is an evil boogie man that will corrupt the youth and ruin their "perfect" white island.
Some other very interesting facts to note are:
1.) The local public school is a failure to the local youth and pay excessive amount of time to athletic electives and neglect to pay attention to non-athletic activities.
2.) Over 80 percent of the population is white & conservative
3.) The wildlife that used to reside in the river has died due to large amounts of pollution by the residents
4.) There's nothing here for the majority of the youth, so most if not all go to Orlando or stay inside all day.
5.) There's is practically zero support for LGBT youth, at most there's a gay AA meeting but other than that there's nothing here.
The only slightly redeeming factor in this horrifying shithole is that the island is extremely close to the cape, which is admittingly pretty cool.
The population mostly consists of morbidly obese conservative retirees and rich kids that have nothing better to do with their free time other than smoke weed and talk shit.
If you don't fit into those two categories of people, then consider yourself irrelevant to the circlejerk. If you're slightly left leaning you'll be viewed as a commie by the two groups of people, if you're LGBTQIA, you'll be viewed as a mentally unstable "fag". Here, diversity is an evil boogie man that will corrupt the youth and ruin their "perfect" white island.
Some other very interesting facts to note are:
1.) The local public school is a failure to the local youth and pay excessive amount of time to athletic electives and neglect to pay attention to non-athletic activities.
2.) Over 80 percent of the population is white & conservative
3.) The wildlife that used to reside in the river has died due to large amounts of pollution by the residents
4.) There's nothing here for the majority of the youth, so most if not all go to Orlando or stay inside all day.
5.) There's is practically zero support for LGBT youth, at most there's a gay AA meeting but other than that there's nothing here.
The only slightly redeeming factor in this horrifying shithole is that the island is extremely close to the cape, which is admittingly pretty cool.
Guy 1: Hey dude, where do you live?
Guy 2: Merritt Island, unfortunately.
Guy 1: I feel bad for you, but at least it ain't C-town.
Guy 2: Merritt Island, unfortunately.
Guy 1: I feel bad for you, but at least it ain't C-town.
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Egalitarian: We should help the homeless.
Meritarian: The homeless don't work so we shouldn't share our resources with them!!!!
Meritarian: The homeless don't work so we shouldn't share our resources with them!!!!
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