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Is capitalism the problem or is it neopotism (cronyism) invalidating the meritocracy? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Clinicallydepressedpoochie to c/asklemmy

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which is the way it's designed to work, so not cheating.

Also, the definition of nepotism involves favoring relatives. I get what you mean, but it's not quite accurate. There's certainly favoritism going on, just not between relatives generally.

[+] Clinicallydepressedpoochie -6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Here's a common definition of neoptism:

Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.

Maybe I sprung the word "cheat" on you too soon, but 'nepotism is cheating' is a brief a summation of my argument.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What's going on with overpaid CEOs and underpaid workers is not nepotism
cheating means breaking of rules, and they're not

You can argue that we should change rules to disincentivize some of the behaviors we're seeing and to make them "cheating". And I would't argue against you if we could somehow make those improvements. But if you're framing "cheating" as against yours or my personal moral framework instead of law, that is not something you can expect everyone to agree with you on.