Post #2482999

2026-01-13 19:15 UTC

> I fucking wish we lived in a meritocracy where you could just hire people that are good and magically crush it in the market. Cream rises to the top all by itself, doesn't it? You don't need to legislate that. Neither do you need to legislate gravity. The reason there is no meritocracy in our economy is precisely *because* we have laws against it, not *in spite* of it. Or are you saying that hiring the most competent people isn't an automatic guarantee that you'll crush it? In which case, why would you be in favor of a law that requires employers to hire the most competent candidates?

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@LePoisson@lemmy.world 2026-01-13 19:39

>Cream rises to the top all by itself, doesn't it? You don't need to legislate that. Neither do you need to legislate gravity. But you do need to legislate against discrimination and pollution and etc (insert long list of heinous shit that's happened in American history that led to legislation). >The reason there is no meritocracy in our economy is precisely *because* we have laws against it, not *in spite* of it. No. It's because of crony capitalism and human nature and more but it definitely isn't because we have laws against it. That doesn't even make sense. >Or are you saying that hiring the most competent people isn't an automatic guarantee that you'll crush it? In which case, why would you be in favor of a law that requires employers to hire the most competent candidates? I'm saying you can have more talented people and still lose in the marketplace for a zillion reasons. I'm in favor of laws that protect people from being discriminated against, which generally leads to more qualified people getting hired regardless of their skin color. Anyways, on the off hand change you're engaging in good faith and not just a troll - I highly suggest you read up some on the history of minority groups in the USA; particularly how former slaves were treated and how the reconstruction era after the civil war really fucked them over. Plus just the general exploitation of cheap migrant labor. That's all I'll say about all this.

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