On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, David Honig wrote:
> At 11:16 PM 12/10/01 -0600, Jim Choate wrote: > >And no, a meritocracy isn't disriminatory. You get what you put into it, > >not what somebody else thinks it's worth. > > Merit is inevitably judged by "somebody else". And discriminating > on the basis of merit is tautologically discriminatory. Actually 'merit' isn't. Merit is measured in a meritocracy by the efficacy of the solution. That's a TECHNICAL measure, not emotional or social. Discrimination is inherently ILLOGICAL (ie emotional), which puts it in direct odds with the concept of 'merit'. Further, a meritocracy makes judgements about worth based on the solution not the source. Source filtering is inherent in discrimination, hence they can't be synonymous or layered. > D'oh. Doh indeed. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Day by day the Penguins are making me lose my mind. Bumper Sticker The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------