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Education
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Palantir CEO Alex Karp takes a shot at elite colleges and says the company offers 'a new credential independent of class'

Palantir's CEO criticizes elite education, emphasizing a merit-based hiring approach regardless of academic background.
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks ago

An OpenAI employee's farewell letter offers a rare window into what it's like working at the company

OpenAI has a "bottoms-up" culture, especially in its research departments. This makes the company "very meritocratic," where promotions are based on idea generation and execution.
Tech industry
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Heir Ball: How the Cost of Youth Sports Is Changing the N.B.A.

LeBron James reflected on how much different the experiences of young basketball players today are compared to his own upbringing, indicating a shift in the game's landscape.
National Basketball Association
fromjeffbullas.com
2 months ago

The Dirty Truth About Success Nobody Talks About - jeffbullas.com

Luck plays a crucial role in success, but can be influenced by increasing opportunities through expertise and connections.
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Brown University clears student of wrongdoing after DOGE-like email asking what staffers 'do all day'

Brown University cleared student Alex Shieh and The Brown Spectator board of allegations regarding trademark violations, igniting discussions on meritocracy in elite education.
US news
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Hegseth orders service academies to ignore 'race, ethnicity, or sex' in admissions

Defense Secretary Hegseth mandates military academies to eliminate race and sex considerations in admissions, prioritizing merit-based criteria for candidate selection.
#diversity
fromAbove the Law
3 months ago
SF politics

Cringe Reverse Discrimination Group Hijacks Michigan Law Listserv To Ask Students To Sprinkle A Little Fraud In Their Personal Statements - Above the Law

fromAbove the Law
3 months ago
SF politics

Cringe Reverse Discrimination Group Hijacks Michigan Law Listserv To Ask Students To Sprinkle A Little Fraud In Their Personal Statements - Above the Law

more#diversity
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Trump is restoring merit - by slaying rules that enforce reverse discrimination

The Trump administration's executive order removes disparate-impact theory from civil-rights enforcement, aiming to restore meritocracy.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Late Night Revels in Harvard's Rejection of Trump's Demand

Hey, Trump administration, now you're just like the rest of us because you just got rejected by Harvard.
US news
Television
fromwww.niemanlab.org
4 months ago

The unreality of reality TV: How competition shows influence U.S. politics and shape views about economic inequality | Nieman Journalism Lab

Eunji Kim's research reveals that reality TV shapes American beliefs about meritocracy and economic mobility amid declining traditional news consumption.
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