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arethuza on Nov 25, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Silicon Valley Isn’t a Meritocracy

It's worth noting that the term "meritocracy" was defined to be something quite different, and rather more interesting, than it's current usage:

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/jun/29/comment

subsystem on Nov 25, 2013 [–]

Somewhat similar to the "American Dream".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Truslow_Adams#American_Dr...

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