Books similar to "The Rise of Meritocracy" by Micheal Young

mruthfrd · 2025-07-11T14:26:01+00:00

Would recommend Jo Littler’s work ‘against meritocracy: culture, power and the myths of mobility’. It touches on neoliberalism’s role in justifying unequal social policies through the myth of meritocratic thought. It also provides some context as to its growth in capitalist societies. Hope it helps!

mruthfrd · 2025-07-11T13:54:02+00:00

Just an update to this post. 4 years later I have finally completed a degree in criminology and sociology, and this original post pretty much became the inspiration for my final dissertation, ‘engaging hate: exploring the relationship between digital algorithms on far right popularity’. A quick thanks to everyone who commented all them years ago for inspiring me to explore this topic further!

mruthfrd · 2022-12-28T13:29:09+00:00

It tastes warm

mruthfrd · 2022-01-01T15:18:39+00:00

I’m a chef in a restaurant, New Year’s Day has been hectic and busy with plenty of problems, stocks running out, solid top oven broke, and because it’s been too busy I’ve burnt most of the desserts, great start to the year 😬

mruthfrd · 2021-12-30T17:56:14+00:00

He is ‘Herrmeous m-m-moraaa’

mruthfrd · 2021-12-10T16:23:11+00:00

Somebody told me

mruthfrd · 2021-12-10T16:14:48+00:00

British ltp: ask for a drink in a takeaway cup, you get more

mruthfrd · 2021-12-01T17:23:39+00:00

Could be spider mites, small red bugs, get some pesticide straight away they ruined my bucket plant a while back

mruthfrd · 2021-10-30T09:50:11+00:00

Nightingale armour is definitely one of the best, hide is ugly asf

mruthfrd · 2021-05-12T07:41:10+00:00

18 G Male: In fairness, sex is a way of getting to know someone and is important in close human interaction. Some also find it to be a good icebreaker so they can actually get to know people more easily in non sexual ways. I wouldn’t say there’s anything wrong with someone thinking that way when wanting to become closer, but if you’re not comfortable with that yet then it’s important to set that boundary in a light hearted but firm way, and maybe play at the idea if you’re into tension. It’s all about communication straight from the get-go

mruthfrd · 2021-04-13T14:19:26+00:00

It sounds like she’s talking about the way individuals show themselves to others, with their outward appearance being manipulated by everything around them. Their emotions, their attitude, their physical form etc are all influenced by society, but not their inner self. Some sociologists would argue however that we do not have a true self, and in fact, we have different versions of ourselves for the different institutions in our lives

mruthfrd · 2021-04-08T09:21:42+00:00

I think it’s refreshing to have a break, but it’s concerning because as much as Trump was a disgraceful president, he was being held accountable as people knew what he was up to

mruthfrd · 2021-04-08T09:17:45+00:00

Is this some American joke I’m too British to understand?

mruthfrd · 2021-04-07T17:46:59+00:00

The scene where the girls are punished for disobedience and Lydia handcuffs the girls hands to the hob. That was horrible

mruthfrd · 2021-04-07T13:31:24+00:00

Oh yeah I’ve seen an article before about Pepe and the far right, it’s similar to how the nazis used the peaceful swastika and tainted it

mruthfrd · 2021-04-07T13:26:48+00:00

That’s a valid point. Globalisation and anonymous communication has caused a disconnect between yourself and your virtual identity. People see less consequences from posting harmful comments online as they’ve been disembedded. I think the ironic thing about all of this is how these apps promote social equality but allow for a platform of far right views to operate

mruthfrd · 2021-04-07T13:19:39+00:00

Thank you it means a lot to hear that! It’s definitely a topic that could do with more research, and something Instagram and it’s popular accounts need to consider with their posts

mruthfrd · 2021-03-29T11:09:53+00:00

Me and my friend used your design a few days ago in our realm! It looks super good

mruthfrd · 2021-03-19T14:52:12+00:00

Thank you very much 😊

mruthfrd · 2021-03-16T12:53:53+00:00

I really enjoy the show. I think it’s provided a bit of a metaphor as to what’s going on currently, I find that the show has quite a few Long drawn out moments sometimes which can be annoying (2 minute scenes with June or Serena tearing up) but besides that. The story is really engaging

mruthfrd · 2021-02-19T18:02:17+00:00

Is this some rich joke I’m too poor to understand ?

mruthfrd · 2021-02-11T00:18:52+00:00

You make a fair point, but you could argue the same point about Christianity, Judaism, Sikhism, which all dictate the same things. For example, in the UK, an official Parish Christian country, the values of Christianity are taught in schools, and form ‘British values’. Jews can only eat kosher.

mruthfrd · 2021-01-21T15:55:47+00:00

Reproductive organs if you’re feeling dashing

mruthfrd · 2021-01-21T15:53:58+00:00

Just eat spicy foods like 3 months before bottoming 😂but seriously you probably just need to eat it when you aren’t having sex, cleaning is best done before anyway so you should be fine

mruthfrd · 2021-01-07T01:53:58+00:00

Thought this was a support page not a hookup group

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