Sanda Trofaila·1d agoThe Illusion of Meritocracy: Does Hard Work Really Guarantee Success?When achievement is judged through age, opportunity, and perception, how much does merit really matter?
Leo Jamin·4d agoThe Culture War Is Missing the Point (Spectacularly).While you may think this is about feminism, pronouns, and diversity trophies, nature is just setting up a ruthless meritocracy.A response icon1A response icon1
InThe Daily CuppabyMukundarajan V N·Nov 1Why Self-Promotion Isn’t Necessarily SelfishPhoto by Md Ishak Rahman on UnsplashA response icon7A response icon7
Philippe Everaert-De Block·Oct 29GEIGER’S SHIPAn Argument for Nepotism and Against IQ as a Meaningfully Comparative Phenomenon
Marty Nemko·Oct 25The Costs of KindnessYou own a solar farm with two adjacent collectors of different design: One produced far more energy. Now, you’ve made enough profit to…
Darwin Gosal·Oct 25When Grace Meets the Report CardA school can grade a child’s work without grading the child’s worth
SagaCadabra·Oct 23O mérito é uma herançaMe explica uma coisa, porque eu devo ser muito burro. Todo mundo acha isso normal, e só eu estranho?A response icon1A response icon1
Aquib Ahmed·Oct 20The Light Boy TestAamir Khan’s answer on Bollywood’s pay gap holds up better than his critics admit. The cleanest test of merit lives somewhere else.
Riaz Laghari·Oct 20Education loses its promise when merit earns a degree but privilege determines a destiny!A nation does not lose its talent at the airport. It loses it wherever merit is denied, ambition is humiliated, and privilege stands where…
Afra I. D.·Oct 19Do I Have the Right to Exist Here? (1)On education, meritocracy, and the quiet precarity of building a life in a better/functioning society.
