@Clinicallydepressedpoochie to Ask Lemmy • edit-219 hours agoIs capitalism the problem or is it neopotism (cronyism) invalidating the meritocracy?message-square81arrow-up139arrow-down118
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareIs capitalism the problem or is it neopotism (cronyism) invalidating the meritocracy?@Clinicallydepressedpoochie to Ask Lemmy • edit-219 hours agomessage-square81
minus-square@ClinicallydepressedpoochieOPlink0•edit-23 hours agoRight, only in the same way meritocracy manifests itself in a capitalist system. In this way a 1 to 1 comparison to a monarchy can’t be made.
minus-square@InternetCitizen2link2•2 hours agoKing also needs a few competent officers, but the highest management needs to be loyal. A corporation works similarly. When is the last time a CEO reported their own pollution or other wrong doing as a company?
minus-square@ClinicallydepressedpoochieOPlink1•9 minutes agoCapitalism isn’t about establishing monolithic corporations. We’ve made it that and maybe that’s a result but it’s not built into the system.
Right, only in the same way meritocracy manifests itself in a capitalist system. In this way a 1 to 1 comparison to a monarchy can’t be made.
King also needs a few competent officers, but the highest management needs to be loyal. A corporation works similarly. When is the last time a CEO reported their own pollution or other wrong doing as a company?
Capitalism isn’t about establishing monolithic corporations. We’ve made it that and maybe that’s a result but it’s not built into the system.