So: the word "meritocracy" was coined by an English baron who phoned Oxford to get his wastrel failson admitted despite having poor grades.https://twitter.com/DavidLammy/status/999349306460123143 …
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In hindsight, really, who else could have coined such a disingenuous term than someone who proves it doesn't exist
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Well, to be fair, Michael Young had fairly complex thoughts on this -- he didn't think meritocracy did exist but rather it was coming into being (and he was against it).
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