This. This. This. So much this. There’s absolutely value in analyzing the individual level, like the effects of power on people and so on, but goddamn it’s probably also relevant that all the opportunity (ahem, “meritocracy”) ladders that can be climbed are just different sports in the Psycho Olympics.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
We’ve also just created a system that rewards psychopaths.
gabbath@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This. This. This. So much this. There’s absolutely value in analyzing the individual level, like the effects of power on people and so on, but goddamn it’s probably also relevant that all the opportunity (ahem, “meritocracy”) ladders that can be climbed are just different sports in the Psycho Olympics.