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by starbeast 2737 days ago
>The problem with this definition is that it is close to making every promotion decision meritocratic by definition.

This is pretty close to what Michael Young was warning about when he coined the term in his 1958 satire, 'The Rise of the Meritocracy'. Here's an article by him on the subject - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/jun/29/comment