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    Die japanische Gesellschaft „gibt nur denen mit hohen akademischen Qualifikationen Chancen“: Die harte Realität der Leistungsgesellschaft.


    Die japanische Gesellschaft „gibt nur denen mit hohen akademischen Qualifikationen Chancen“: Die harte Realität der Leistungsgesellschaft.

    https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/96a89bb8da0d77747d864553a892a8d2be69f4e4

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    1. AdUnfair558 on

      I somewhat agree but what really matter is having a paper FROM those places. Whether or not the person displays those qualities is largely irrelevant.

    2. BullishDaily on

      I’ve never experienced that but foreign people are so unusual as it is, we’re almost in an entirely different category of employment.

    3. Calm_Potential3934 on

      If it was truly a meritocracy, most of the 50-65 year old salaryman cohort would be out of a job. 

      Can’t even make a PDF and they’re raking in triple the new guy’s salary because they have seniority. 

    4. Nicopii on

      lol Japan’s meritocracy is a joke compared to other countries like China, Korea or Singapore. If meritocracy is harsh, every single Japanese students would be driven to compete harder in schools and universities. But it doesn’t feel like these students value their school grades and performance compared to the other countries.

    5. rei0 on

      It’s more credentialism than meritocracy, but either way, meritocracy is a lie, has always been a lie, and will always be a lie. We should strive to create societies that reward people for hard work, of course, but if hard work is what mattered, then we wouldn’t have the type of inequality we have today throughout the western world.

      The real problem with so-called meritocratic systems is that they cannot create equal starting points, and even if they could, they couldn’t maintain those starting points past the first generation. Someone who is brilliant and hardworking and amasses a small fortune through successful business ventures can then pass on that wealth and accruing opportunities to their children. Their wealth also buys them luxuries, and privacy, and privileges not afforded to others, which reproduce advantages across generations. It’s a pet-peeve of mine to hear people like Obama speak of creating „equal opportunity, not equal outcomes“. You cannot have equal opportunity without addressing unequal outcomes.

    6. Quixote0630 on

      It’s an escalator from elementary school to employment for many people, with a hell of a lot of money dropped on schooling and juku in between. Many universities obviously have partner middle and high schools.

      School name definitely helps you fall closer to the top end, and with less focus on performance and results compared to other countries, it’s not too difficult to stay there once you’re in.

    7. BishogoNishida on

      A pure meritocracy is not the goal. It is inherently flawed because of individual differences in things like stress capacity, conscientiousness, interests, etc..

    8. illuminatedtiger on

      Compared to other countries where it’s based on the wealth of the parents?

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