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The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
by Michael J. Sandel
Amazing amazing book, especially as an audiobook (I love Sandel’s voice and narrative style in this). Powerful analysis of the origin and evolution of meritocracy and how it has eroded our nation’s sense of community and the dignity of work. Great exploration of the moral and philosophical meaning of meritocracy and the various defenses and critiques of it; I especially appreciated the discussion of entitlement and deserving-ness amongst the college educated that has alienated the labor class. ALSO great breakdown of how all political groups have adopted meritocracy and how they use it to further their own politics. I also really enjoyed the breakdown of contributive justice and the ways that we can still course correct to stop the terrible side effects of extreme meritocracy. 100/10 it’s joining the holy trinity of books about work