@patrickc The same thing happened with "Impressionism" and "Yankee," among others.
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@paulg meritocracy: the greenland of sociological terms - 1 more reply
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@patrickc also this really interesting study that emphasis of 'meritocracy' actually produces the opposite effect http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/65884 …
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@patrickc Damn – I’m glad that didn’t happen with “A Modest Proposal”.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CaseyNewton@patrickc What even… what else isn't real?!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CaseyNewton@patrickc That's why I only use the term holacracyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc tho related 'aristocracy of merit' in GBooks back to 1840s; de Tocqueville's "natural aristocracy of knowledge & virtue" in 1835 -
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@patrickc@arthur_affect It's like how most utopians don't realize utopia means "place that doesn't exist."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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