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The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?
by Michael J. Sandel
This is one of the most important books I’ve ever read. As someone who got sober from alcohol and drugs 8 years ago, I’ve had this idea that when you work hard, you succeeds. In recent years, I’ve questioned that idea, and this book does an impeccable job explaining why meritocracy doesn’t work, and it’s moral as well as ethical implications.
2nd read:
This was my second time reading this book, and it’s one of the best books about the issues with the so-called meritocracy. Not only does Sandel discuss how we’re not really set up as a meritocracy because of all of the advantages some people have, but he also helps the reader think about justice. Sandel gets the reader to ask themself if it’s truly just for a person to be rewarded based on something they didn’t work for such as their genetics. He also presents philosophical questions around the ethics of the meritocracy. For a while, I’ve known that there are a lot of issues with meritocracy, and this book was one that really helped me see why that is.
2nd read:
This was my second time reading this book, and it’s one of the best books about the issues with the so-called meritocracy. Not only does Sandel discuss how we’re not really set up as a meritocracy because of all of the advantages some people have, but he also helps the reader think about justice. Sandel gets the reader to ask themself if it’s truly just for a person to be rewarded based on something they didn’t work for such as their genetics. He also presents philosophical questions around the ethics of the meritocracy. For a while, I’ve known that there are a lot of issues with meritocracy, and this book was one that really helped me see why that is.