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[–]Chipit[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

That sounds great...until you come to realize that frequently these people have nothing but contempt for us, and will use their positions to advance their own interests while harming us.

Merit hiring is good. Hire the best for the job. But it has limits, meritocracy was originally conceived as a satire, remember? Credentialism has a way of creeping in and people will hire from their tiny ingroup of Ivy League instead of potentially more qualified candidates, and call it meritocracy.

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Stupid and unqualified people are NOT morally superior. The is the basis of your argument whether you understand it or not. You are literally claiming that we shouldn't use the best people because then we get morally inferior ones. That is complete bullshit. Stupid people are far more likely to be corrupt because that is how stupid people get ahead.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Eh, stupid people lack the intelligence to be really corrupt. You need to be smart to be able to run a big scam.

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Stupid people are corrupt in destructive ways. Smart people are better at enriching themselves, but stupid people cost everyone else more.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

That's not even close to being true. Stupid people can hardly affect anyone. Intelligent evil people, like in Washington DC, can kill millions. They literally start wars. Name a war started by an average person. Ever. In the history of mankind. You can't. It's always an evil intelligent person who wants more and holds the lives of the less intelligent as valueless.

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You are talking about someone who intends to cause harm. I am talking about someone who intends to enrich themselves.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Enriching themselves at the our expense, harming millions. The stupid people do one at a time, the intelligent do mass harm. It's not even comparable.