Comment on Elon Musk makes 23 posts urging King Charles III to overthrow UK government
M68040@hexbear.net 2 weeks ago
The fact that he continues to have any sort of power is quite possibly the single most damning indictment of the concept of meritocracy.
SoyViking@hexbear.net 2 weeks ago
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.
M68040@hexbear.net 2 weeks ago
Ah, so this is one of those “ironic saying got inverted into being unironic” scenarios like with the Bootstraps or Bad Apples sayings.