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Anon catches a glimpse of his own mortality (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 week ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, sure, an inheritance tax curtails the most egregious aspect of an informal aristocracy. But it's a pernicious thing. Creeps in. Who your parents know, the school you go to, the district you grew up in, the jobs available after you graduate. I'm pretty damn skeptical of any claim to true meritocracy.

[–] j4k3@piefed.world 2 points 1 week ago

It is every military. That is what makes a good military; meritocracy above all else. The success many countries experienced after total war was due to weeding out those that lack merits. Nepotism is the same problem. It is fine for the lowers castes of society, but it is cancer for the rest. It stops the flow of money effectively pulling it from circulation and bringing everyone down.