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.

  • Mango@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Sounds right until you realize the system invalidates itself by making selection unnatural. 🤣