The Cruelty of Meritocracy

Plus an overview of the reasonable alternatives that it does have

By MARTIN REZNY

I have recently encountered a decent article about the downsides of meritocracy and a discussion of it by a group of highly skilled people who work in a company that holds this value in a very high regard. Many of whom logically felt the need to defend meritocracy against its alternatives. Or, to be more…