Michael Sandel: The Tyranny of Merit and Meritocracy

The “common good” has become a keyword of the younger generation. In a situation where people from all walks of life collide over the topic of the ‘common good’, Harvard University Professor Michael Sandel's book ‘The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?’ is causing a social phenomenon. In the book, Professor Sandel points out the limitations of the distribution method according to meritocracy and the public has become attentive of this social issue. We listen to what the “common good” means in Korea and what it means to our society ahead of next year’s presidential election. #sandel, #meritocracy, #justice

[CK-jlfx]

Wish she delivered questions or comments with little more polite words like "Professor Sandel" instead of calling him just "You".
Professor Sandel, who didn't forget to call her "Professor Sohn", is so humble as well.

[lgcseer]

It's truly amazing to have people identifying these social inequality contraints... having an open mind approach in asserting civic education more firmly in social education.

Though the real question and inevitable cocern is information access safety and individual privacy security, the two important pillars of our current and future digital evolution economy still not set by legal regulators or international policymakers in building our third pillar of the digital evolution markets that is digital finance, end to end encryption and exchange stability.

Either, governments are blind, deaf or muted to continue playing bets in market roulette in a gambling earnings of public taxes.

[knossostellel-amarna]

Did he just put forward a case on why big governments have failed?
Taking in billions annually through individual & corporate taxes while things are getting worse?
For corporations to use their profits to take care of society than putting it in hands of politicians?
LeBron should not earn millions compared to nurses?
Raising financial awareness among the poor, to have less kids & prioritizing education is less important than affirmative action...
Wish there's a longer talk which could clarify these points

[LochinbekMirzodilov]

"Less rankers and more generous"

Good discussion, thank you all organisators.

[erikayuliana]

"The illusion of fairness"? Seems a really bad translation for the books title. Meritocracy isn't equal to fairness
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[Dhtdhrtv]

Revised democracy rulling out mob rules and lack of the spirit of community and revised capitalism combating polarization and meritocracy is the ideal form of the political and economic system we should pursue, which is the same Plato, Lincoln, Daejung Kim, Muhyun Ro and Jaein Moon tried to realize.

[ferhiezbharucha]

Attitudes. Of being entitled to opportunity in education and employment must go.Capability, hiigh levels of. motivation to excel, must be. Rewarded irrespective of social or political affiliation.Patriotism must be redifined as willingness to be worth your wages.

[derrickg]

Well I’d like to point out a couple Fallacies amongst this argument. Currently. There is not a True Meritocracy in place within Any country. In the USA for example. Cronyism and Nepotism are rampant. Both of those are anti-meritocratic. You know the whole “it’s not what you know(merit) it’s who you know(Nepotism)?” Yes I’d love to have a meritocracy in place, in fact it is needed. That is my Ideology. But it’s interesting because the people I’ve “engaged with” that are against it, wouldn’t be in their position in a meritocracy.

Say you’re employer has 1 employee that has been the most loyal, or same religion, political outlook, and gives them a raise despite being one of the least performing Employees. I’ve witnessed this happen.
Within a True meritocracy, every child would have equal opportunity. WEALTH Privilege would be eradicated. No more private schooling, because thats unfair to the general populace. The Same education for every child. No under the table deals for their child to advance or get the only spot available. Diverse policies are anti meritocratic. Plato’s Republic is a good example. Read that, and then tell me how much of a Meritocracy we’re in. Leveling the playing field is where Government steps in. If a Owner is not actively working within their company, a higher percentage of profits get shared amongst those within the company: profit sharing perhaps(still based on merit). Companies shouldn’t be profiting Billions while their workers are living Pay check to pay check.