1/ EVERY system tries to define its norms as objective merit. EVERY SINGLE ONE. "breeding", "IQ", "good school", "athletic", "military rank"
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Replying to @MorlockP
2/ This is why I am dismissive of Rx and some of Moldbug's reading list: oh, the ancien regime thought it was a meritocracy? Tell me more!
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3/ And the Nrx kids are the same way: each wants to overthrow USG #5 (or whatever) and replace w a system of ** TRUE ** merit, defined as...
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@sarahdoingthing "focus on incentives" sounds like great advice. Unfortunately in this 140char conversation I'm bit lost as to what it's re4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MorlockP@sarahdoingthing As a party game it's fine but it's no more valuable or virtuous than critical theory.2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing If you're BUILDING a system, it's a good mantra to have.6 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MorlockP@sarahdoingthing Focusing on incentives is valuable, building a system is hallucinatory (above the scale of, say, a farm).1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@St_Rev @sarahdoingthing That's mostly what I'm talking about: small firms, small farms, etc.
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