1/ EVERY system tries to define its norms as objective merit. EVERY SINGLE ONE. "breeding", "IQ", "good school", "athletic", "military rank"
.@sarahdoingthing "focus on incentives" sounds like great advice. Unfortunately in this 140char conversation I'm bit lost as to what it's re
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@MorlockP contra the idea that Nrx kids think monarchy/patriarchy means meritocracy, at least in the sense of deserving -
@sarahdoingthing@MorlockP or that monarchy is somehow the "original" or "pure" form of governance.
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@MorlockP@sarahdoingthing All of the discussion is hopelessly bound up in the fiction that the "system" can be influenced at all..Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MorlockP@sarahdoingthing ...let alone overthrown, let alone replaced *with* someone's desired fantasy. That last is hilariously wrong.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MorlockP@sarahdoingthing As a party game it's fine but it's no more valuable or virtuous than critical theory. -
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing If you're BUILDING a system, it's a good mantra to have. - Show replies
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