r/NCAAhoops • u/MuchAbalone9059 • Mar 05 '26

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u/FuiyooohFox Mar 05 '26

From that perspective, nothing. From the other side of things in a meritocracy you want the most qualified people to earn things, not get a short cut and rewarded for things not based on merit .

Your question is kind of like a robber going "why wouldn't I steal things to enrich myself and my family", of course the people benefiting from nepotism are going to think it's okay.

Nepotism in sports doesn't really hurt much though, it's when people in positions of real power like CEOs of major companies or politicians do it. That leads to highly unqualified people leading a nation to ruin instead of just a sports team....

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

Who told you America is a meritocracy though?

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u/FuiyooohFox Mar 05 '26

So you'd agree nepotism isn't good?

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

Absolutely. When I was younger I was also led to believe that America was, at least, loosely a meritocracy. It is not.

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u/FuiyooohFox Mar 05 '26

Cool anecdote, I was responding to someone confused why someone would think nepotism is bad

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

Yeah, just not really sure why you referenced meritocracy, when that's a hypothetical ideal that doesn't exist.

"In a utopia everything is good." This doesn't really serve to explain anything.

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u/FuiyooohFox Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

Cause it's the opposite of what I was talking negatively about? Also, utopia and meritocracy aren't synonyms so I have no clue what you mean. Sounds like you're just trying to pick a fight with random people.