This is the definition I am using:

a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit.

  • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
    41•10 months ago

    It’s a good idea in theory, but there’s a few problems:

    • Wealth and power above a certain level tends to become generational no matter how meritorious the origin
    • People who are less capable through disability, ilness, generational poverty or anything else not their fault would still be left behind
    • A lot of jobs and other functions can benefit from several different skillsets, some of which aren’t mutually inclusive
    • Who decides who’s best? Who decides who decides? Etc ad infinitum.
    • Æsc
      4•10 months ago

      Regarding wealth, it doesn’t have to with a heavy enough estate tax, AKA anti-aristocracy tax.