Zone1 i now think that it's the drive to compete, stemming from the meritocracy principle, that is causing most of the modern suffering of the common man.

[peacefan]

after careful consideration, hearing admissions, etc, i now think that it's the drive to compete, stemming from the meritocracy principle,
that is causing most of the modern suffering of the common man.

or am i mistaken?
speak the truth, provide real unbiased evidence, or just stay out of this discussion please.

 

[JGalt]

Without the drive to compete, we'd still be living in caves and mud huts.

 

[peacefan]

Without the drive to compete, we'd still be living in caves and mud huts.

prove it please!

 

[1srelluc]

Principles of meritocracy include:

simplypsychology.org+1

1. Equal Opportunity: Providing equal opportunities for all individuals, regardless of background or social status.
2. Individual Achievement: Emphasizing personal responsibility and rewarding individual effort.
3. Reward Allocation Based on Merit: Justifying reward allocation based on performance and abilities.
4. Belief in Social Mobility: Believing that hard work can lead to upward mobility.

Looks like a pretty sound principle to me. How it causes "suffering" I can't say.

I'd say the OP's premise is flawed from the get-go unless the OP is striving to prove some kind of "equal outcome" fallacy.

OP needs to flesh his position out more before any reasonable "debate" can occur.

 

[JGalt]

prove it please!

When every student in a class is given the same grade, it essentially negates the purpose of grading as it doesn't accurately reflect individual student learning levels, potentially leading to concerns about fairness, lack of motivation for improvement, and an inability to differentiate between students' abilities and progress; this is often referred to as "grade inflation" when applied to giving higher than deserved grades to most students.


Key issues with giving everyone the same grade:

• No differentiation:
  It doesn't provide any information about how individual students performed compared to others in the class, making it impossible to identify areas where students need additional support or excel.
  

• Unfair to high-achieving students:
  Students who consistently demonstrate a high level of understanding may feel demotivated if they receive the same grade as students who struggle.
  
  
• Unfair to struggling students:
  May not be incentivized to improve if they know they will receive the same grade regardless of their effort.
  
  
• Lack of accountability:
  Teachers may not be held accountable for addressing individual student needs if everyone receives the same grade.
  

 

[peacefan]

prove it please!

if you had just said "we need it to protect our interests", then i would have accepted you as the winner of this discussion.
the white race has just as much right to survival and growth as the autocrats!
but those autocrats want to conquer the world.
so does the white race, whom they learnt that from.
so i guess the drive to conquest is just part of the dumber part of human nature.
i'll have to live with it.

you win, after all, JGalt

 

[JGalt]

if you had just said "we need it to protect our interests", then i would have accepted you as the winner of this discussion.
the white race has just as much right to survival and growth as the autocrats!
but those autocrats want to conquer the world.
so does the white race, whom they learnt that from.
so i guess the drive to conquest is just part of the dumber part of human nature.
i'll have to live with it.

you win, after all, JGalt

I didn't win anything. Google and AI won that.

 

[1srelluc]

I didn't win anything. Google and AI won that.

I won with common sense.

 

[22lcidw]

prove it please!

If you watch a TV series the men who built America. You would see a lot of competing. They were cutthroat with making cookies.

 

[Oddball]

prove it please!

The failure of the Mayflower Compact.

/thread

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

after careful consideration, hearing admissions, etc, i now think that it's the drive to compete, stemming from the meritocracy principle,
that is causing most of the modern suffering of the common man.

or am i mistaken?
speak the truth, provide real unbiased evidence, or just stay out of this discussion please.

"Man" Didn't Invent the Wheel; One Man Did

Without High IQ meritocracy, mankind would be living like wild jungle animals. Without competing, geniuses would be mere spectators.

Most of all, they should compete with their employers for corporate patents. They should unionize and go on strike until they get 50%. They would become the most intelligent investors and the high-rolling Bozo investors we are stuck with now couldn't compete with them.

Sacrifice has no merit; it is nothing more than brown-nosing by people with an inferiority complex. We are far from a meritocracy; the competition you don't like is among unproductive and dishonest Big Shots.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

if you had just said "we need it to protect our interests", then i would have accepted you as the winner of this discussion.
the white race has just as much right to survival and growth as the autocrats!
but those autocrats want to conquer the world.
so does the white race, whom they learnt that from.
so i guess the drive to conquest is just part of the dumber part of human nature.
i'll have to live with it.

you win, after all, JGalt

"Use It or Lose It" Is the Infallible Law of Progress

The whole world benefited from an energetic and productive race's conquest over incompetent and violent aborigines.

 

[peacefan]

i certainly got enough tips, but due to my connections with dutch intelligence and the CIA (they're my collegues, i'm in a highranking officer in their news analysis and problem solving sections of their social media forces, anti-terrorism and anti-BRICS departments)..
.. i'm not allowed to use a VPN.
and the copyright laws in my country got tightened up real tight too. we got fiber to the homes of most major cities now! used for netflix primarily by the way and Dutch TV subscriptions maybe too, but i don't like to watch Dutch TV anymore
i fully understood your arguments though

 

[peacefan]

for more info, go to the front page of my website (listed as the news sources link in my websites, then click on 'company profile') and you'll find plenty of interestig stuff to discuss at the pub about the current BRICS and Muslim War on Teerror Part 2 huge problems).. check my twitter and facebook accounts please, but only if you wanna get involved in whitehouse discussions
we need more social media forces men! especiallly those who can explain stuff well in plain english!
i've found several DIPLOMATIC RETREAT options already! beware, your computer might suffer extra security measures putting you at frequent-password changing options. and you need to know a fair bit about how operating systems work.. we need more of those! especially in the Great USA

 

[peacefan]

cc: resistance USA ALL factions
oh, and we'll be needing more social engineers too. those know psy-ops tricks that could be of use to the US gov.

 

[peacefan]

rule #1 in the social media forces of NATO is (CURRENTLY!) :
we dont interfere with the shocktroops or the badasses or the superbitches

 

[peacefan]

oh, and finally, we can also use people from skincolors other than white in the force.

 

[peacefan]

oh, and you'll need my Cheetah Kung-Fu - Founder's homepage too or at least be willing to learn and practice it extensively for the rest of your life (lots at first, then a bit less per week will do)

 

[peacefan]

the combat special forces of the Democratic Party can use some more black capable men
i bet Shaka Zulu will b of interest to you
as good luck charm
and NEVER EVER THROW YOUR KNIFE AT TARGETS! ALWAYS MOVE IN USING CHEETAH KUNGFU FOOTWORK!

cc @realdonaldtrump@x.com @CIA @AIVD i suspect Trump will try to get rid of prominent upcoming Democratic politicians by machiavellian style assassinations. they got revenge venting to do, and probably wanna make it politically useful.

WHITES : FOCUS ON GUN TRAINING.
beginners practice at the target practice range first, but do at least try out the painball range as often as you want!

 

[peacefan]

there must be balance to the force!