Michael Sandel (Harvard University): the tyranny of merit. (Spanish Subtitles) 

You think Assange would agree with any of this?

@@noobsaibot5285 What about you?

@@languagefreeassangeteacher5338 No. Merit is merit. Tyranny is oppression of the human spirit through dictatorship. It is 'the resentment of merit'.

@@noobsaibot5285 too easy. What is merit? Money? Heritage? Lineage? And: Why should those who `achieved merit´ govern? Aren´t we living in democracies?

@@languagefreeassangeteacher5338 you mean race and privilege? Or what does merit have to do with it? Nothing. You can elect the special needs kid to drive your school bus, but you might regret it. Or you could elect someone who has merit. Up to you

Yes, he is truly inspiring.

Just telling you what you want to hear. Those who work harder and achieve more don't deserve more than you. Feel better?

Lol. Liberal insanity

Amigo, usted no entendió nada!

It makes me understand and inspire my vision of living thanks you very much its a privilegie to listen to you i AM very grateful 🙏🙏🙏

The reasons you cite are exactly the opposites of meritocracy, and they are bad. So you may agree that meritocracy is better.

Stop talking nonsense. The market, capitalism, is a great and overpowering mechanism that rules EVERYTHING

I think the example with messi was not directed at meritocracy, but more towards showing that free markets do not bring about meritocracy, or for that matter, do not bring about a meritocratic distribution of wealth.

@svenhurlimann1099 he says high-school teacher should get paid comparable to Messi. I agree. Question is how can we modify the rules such that this happens.

@@CyberneticOrganism01 Agreed, I think we are on the same page here. Teachers should be paid higer wages and that top football athlestes do not need the extreme amounts of money they earn. Regarding the question of how we achive a more fair distribution of wealth, mr. Sandel suggests that meritocracy, as we as a society understand it, may not be the best way and that rather than focusing on individual achivments and skills, we should focus on what is beneficial for the common good, therefore not rewarding people for theyr Talents but for the contribution to society they make. Thats how I understand this talk and I agree with that, at least in large parts.

I recommend you reading his book to have a better understanding of what he is saying. "Million are born in the same age and have the same opportunity". not true. It would be long to explain that is why I recommend you reading the book, until then better not discuss.

​@ssartre5240 People do not have the same opportunities, so they achieve different levels of success by chance. But that is still not a reason to abandon meritocracy. What is the alternative?

@@ssartre5240 how can you ask someone not to discuss?

Liberal just love selling victimhood

There is no tyranny in the virtue. It cant be happened.

He becomes a TV pundit.

Amen

We have regulated free-market capitalism. Perhaps some more regulations on monopolies, especially those being created by the government. CBDCs, ESGs, and RFIDs are the future the socialists want for us. Tyranny is coming.

Rent caps are always a total failure. Capitalism cap? Lol. Ridiculous

@@ronaldreagan-ik6hz I was just pondering the idea. There is a loophole in every system. It really takes a united effort to make any system work. Many have no intention of that however.

@@95greenbug anytime government places an artificial “Cap” on business, bad outcomes result. Also notice- it’s always democrats that want to impose caps. Because democrats always want to be seen as compassionate- while the results of their compassion is most often worse than what they were trying to fix. Look up the results of rent caps. They are a total failure. There are several cities and states talking about imposing rent caps now - and they are all by democrat governments. Imagine if there were caps on incomes? This happens in union scales. There is no incentive past the cap to increase productivity.

​@@95greenbug What "system"? we can and are changing the "system". If you think all systems have loopholes then you're resigned and passive. If you look closer, you'd realize there is no "system".

Puke

Then y the fuck r u here listening to such lectures

Yet they are voluntarily pursued.

Yet people overcome biological misgivings every day because of merit

We are ruled by ignorant politician who don't have merits, it is happening all around the word, sad to say.

Thus it’s a largely poor country