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		arethuza on Nov 5, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs "What we have is a <i>status</i> economy" Which actually sounds rather like the original definition of "meritocracy": http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/jun/29/comment

crpatino on Nov 5, 2014 [–]

How can a system dominated by posers be called a "meritocracy"? I am sure it looks superficially the same, but in essence is the exact opposite.

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