tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post6548875791199074457..comments2023-10-31T05:07:19.353-04:00Comments on Delenda est Carthago: Toby Young on MeritocracyDr. Φhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-1607637688216959992009-05-19T19:45:03.971-04:002009-05-19T19:45:03.971-04:00Good question! Toby does, in fact, believe that o...Good question! Toby does, in fact, believe that our "meritocracy" has become a hereditary caste, and cites anecdotes of how the progeny of New York's rich and powerful are given the entry level jobs in "cool" industries, like publishing, fashion, and the like, that used to be available to kids from nowhere. It's the kind of thing Sheila Tone has written about.Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252946969701576139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-9794664595174648332009-05-19T18:05:55.228-04:002009-05-19T18:05:55.228-04:00Can we disentangle the ideal of a "meritocracy" fr...Can we disentangle the ideal of a "meritocracy" from the present reality of a system that is still somewhat aristocratic? His anecdote about the dinner party implies that if you're doing well, you will get opportunities to do better, via social connections. How much of his disdain for the meritocratic elite is due to this insularity, and how much of it is due to the fact of inequality?PeterWhttp://ssmag.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com