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Nobody Is Qualified For Anything; Op-Ed
Topic Started: Jul 9 2017, 05:30 PM (556 Views)
Lethen
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I have been trying to think of how to word this idea in my head since first reading this thread, but Brun swept in, read my mind, and posted something that is much more clear and well-thought out than what I could spit out. I definitely agree whether we're talking about CA Chair, Senator, or President.
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By the Prophetical Blessing of Nethel, Supreme Chancellor of the Republic of Europeia and the states within, Destined Overseer of His rightful yet forgotten realms of Estalcia and Old Europe and Crystal Falls, Defender of the Faith and New Jersey, and Heir to the concept of Sarcasm
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Brunhilde
Jul 11 2017, 12:49 AM
In my opinion, we've started to confuse merit and experience. We've worked our way into this place where we ask "How many positions has this person held?" rather than "What has this person done?" Rather than see them as separate, we sometimes improperly conflate the two and it leads to a system where having had a position is viewed with the same respect as accomplishing something with that position. We judge terms in comparison to one another as good or bad but for whatever reason, we see two people with "1x Foreign Minister" in their signature and judge them as equal.

I don't think a bad term as a Minister makes you qualified to be a Minister just because you have prior experience and I think somewhere along the way we've lost sight of that. I believe we should try to focus on merit in selecting people for our position; That is people who show initiative, a willingness to learn, and some level of understanding. That combination should always be more valuable than any number of crappy terms of "experience."

Amen. Very well said (as usual).
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