• @[email protected]OP
    1•9 hours ago

    You said a lot of words but only convinced me that you think very highly of your own judgment.

    • @[email protected]English
      9•8 hours ago

      I’m not convinced you actually read my comment before responding.

      I don’t even think you wanted a discussion. I think you just want to say your belief and have it treated as fact.

      • @[email protected]OP
        1•8 hours ago

        I did. It was a whole lot of assumptions backed up with anecdotes all designed to come to one single conclusion.

        • @[email protected]English
          7•8 hours ago

          Okay, you definitely didn’t read my comment if that’s what you think it was. Let me sum it up for you:

          • A person’s merit is subjective.
          • Judging merit based on subjective values will bring in biases and corruption.
          • Judging merit based on objective values is impossible, and will need to be a simplification.
          • In either case, people will game the system to raise their value, regardless of whether they actually contribute anything of merit.
          • Any system will become outdated VERY quickly, as society is always changing.
          • Capitalism only judges the acquisition of capital, which is not a merit.
          • A person can cheat literally any system if they try hard enough.

          I explained all of that without a single anecdote.