Danterious

It seems like he removed the ad read from the video. So I'm guessing he was taking the criticism to heart.

Yeah quite a few of his videos feel like that.

The content is good but then comes the ad read being read with the same enthusiasm as the video which just makes the video feel insincere.

Yeah I agree that should be the ideal however, like you have said, it hasn't ever really been implemented yet.

There are a bunch of groups around the world that follow similar anarchist principles, like Rojava, Zapatistas, or even Temporary autonomous zones, but all of them have some unofficial/hidden/weak form of organizer that can be targeted by people with the right resources.

My point being that since systems tend to sustain themselves if we don't start building systems that can function without the need of an organizer or something of a similar sort then there will still be that place where the power can be misused.

or anarchy (more like anarcho communist probably).

I've come to a similar conclusion, however I still have some hold ups on how anarchism currently being implemented across the world.

It still relies on organizers and extra attention being diverted to certain individuals who give an agenda for what needs to be done next. This allows co-opting these movements to be a lot easier than if we could work past that.

I think there is also a subset of US culture that thinks that STEM is the only “real” academic group of fields worth pursuing, and knowledge in liberal arts is pointless -> not contributing to society -> not a meaningful part of the meritocracy.

Yeah I agree with this quite a bit.

That's fair.

Well the way I interpret it is that people who demonstrate their ability are put into a position where they are rewarded more relative to their peers and/or have control over what their peers do.

So for example if I was a engineer and based on some metric was considered highly valuable then I would be paid more than other engineers and I would be put into a position where I can give other engineers directions on what needs to be done.

I don't think the idea of meritocracy only lives in the U.S.

which is where I think a lot of people who advocate for a more meritocracy-based society stand.

Why do you think this is?

What do you mean by doesn't last long? Also if the society was a complete meritocracy what accountability would the people have?

Ok, I just wanted to make sure if that is what you were saying.

This is a copy of a reply to @[email protected] :

Just to make it clear the definition that I used does not talk about choosing people for tasks they are suited for, but rather putting them in positions of power, success, and influence.