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[โ€“] culpritus@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it's the same story of 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' too

[โ€“] FlaminGoku@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At least meritocracy makes sense vs the physically impossible bootstraps one.

Also, i thought ghengis khan was all about meritocracy. That and marrying off his daughters and sending the kings to die.

[โ€“] masquenox@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Also, i thought ghengis khan was all about meritocracy.

No... Genghis Khan wasn't a joke. Meritocracy is.

[โ€“] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

What a unique take on that phrase!