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View submission: The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger
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Comment by meuglerbull at 27/11/2024 at 22:22 UTC
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There are actual victims, too. On one hand are the scholars with integrity who miss out on opportunities because they were snatched up by cheaters without scruples. On the other are the institutions and governments (i.e.- everyone) who lent their money and faith to research.
I don’t get how you can be so blasé with your rhetoric.
Comment by psych0fish at 27/11/2024 at 21:45 UTC
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This is getting a bit philosophical but just because there are people who do succeed fairly doesn’t disprove that the system is unfair. In my opinion a true meritocracy is a level playing field for all. If person A is objectively better they should succeed over person B who is not as good. This isn’t the case in capitalism (I should have led more with this more so being a critique of capitalism). There are so many factors and a small portion of that IS effort and skill but things like family, race, social status, wealth can play a much larger roll.
Nepo babies are an interesting example and hearing some of them speak frankly about how they fully understand the advantages they had. It’s not that they don’t work hard (well some don’t) but it’s naive for them to think they did it “on their own”
Maybe that’s what my main point is, no person is an island (again there are always exceptions) and more often than not succeeding is helped along by external factors.