On Fri, 2014-04-11 at 13:35 -0600, Nick Thompson wrote: > Doesn’t a meritocracy favor the children of the meritorious, > irrespective of their own merit? Doesn’t a meritocracy favor those > who disregard their families?
If the first sentence is true, then they aren't disregarding their families. It is just happening on a different time scale. That and having a children is a choice, not a requirement. Like smoking and drinking are choices. > Doesn’t a meritocracy favor those who neglect the quality of their > communities? No, if their income is higher, the community will see that revenue in the form of taxes. Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
