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		pseudalopex on Sept 6, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How did American “wokeness” jump from elite school... Meritocracy was coined to satirize the concept.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_of_the_Meritocracy

Siira on Sept 6, 2021 [–]

The origins of a word don’t quite determine the physical reality of the ideas around it.

pseudalopex on Sept 6, 2021 | [–]

Physical reality? What physical instrument measures merit?

The origin of the word shows criticism of the concept isn't just "Orwellian duckspeak".

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