I suspect the answer is not to replace the word but to do away with it entirely
On Fri 22. Mar 2019 at 21:28, Roman Shaposhnik <ro...@shaposhnik.org> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 9:59 AM Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > On 3/22/19 3:03 AM, Roman Shaposhnik wrote: > > > It would be very important to come up with a replacement that is > > > as effective as what we're trying to replace. Frankly, I don't know > > > a single candidate. > > > > As discussed elsewhere in the thread, simply coming up with a new word, > > while potentially helpful in starting conversations, doesn't really > > address the underlying problem. And each new word (do-ocracy is one that > > has been proposed, for example) comes with its own set of concerns and > > baggage. > > FWIW: the only word I can 100% embrace as a wholesale replacement > of meritocracy is do-ocracy. > > > We have had the "what other word can we use" conversation at least once > > on this mailing list, and at least one on members, in the last 2 years. > > Neither conversation resulted in anything actionable. > > That's basically my point. > > Thanks, > Roman. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > >
