Amy L. Johnson, PhD
@aljohnson.bsky.social
assistant prof of sociology @ lehigh. mental health, cultural change, computational methods, inclusive teaching.
Reposted by Amy L. Johnson, PhD
And there's the problem of reinforcing inequality. Because the necessary corollary of the idea that "people should get what they deserve on the basis of their merits" is the idea that "some people aren't deserving of lives with dignity." Which is how "meritocracy" normalizes an unjust world. 6/
January 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
And there's the problem of reinforcing inequality. Because the necessary corollary of the idea that "people should get what they deserve on the basis of their merits" is the idea that "some people aren't deserving of lives with dignity." Which is how "meritocracy" normalizes an unjust world. 6/