amuse on 𝕏: Deep Dive
amuse on 𝕏: Deep Dive
The Death of Merit: How America’s Best Companies Lost Their Way
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The Death of Merit: How America’s Best Companies Lost Their Way

Over the last four years, a quiet revolution has swept through corporate America, dismantling the meritocratic ideals that once ensured the nation’s best and brightest could rise to the top. With diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates dictating hiring practices, the numbers tell a stunning tale: 94% of new hires at leading public companies were so-called “people of color,” with black women taking the lion’s share of these roles. This figure, derived from corporate diversity reports, reflects an overwhelming prioritization of identity in hiring practices. Given that black women constitute only a small fraction of the population and that just 38% hold college degrees, this disproportionate focus raises questions about the impact on fairness and the sidelining of more qualified candidates. The implications are stark: many highly skilled individuals have been systematically overlooked in favor of fulfilling demographic quotas, challenging the meritocratic foundations of corporate success. Yet this demographic represents only 2.28% of the U.S. population—a statistical manipulation that sacrifices fairness and merit. The real victims of this social engineering are white men, systematically excluded from opportunities they would have earned on their qualifications, and the companies themselves, which have sidelined talent and innovation in favor of identity politics. The consequences are already manifesting in plummeting stock returns and organizational inefficiencies, a harbinger of long-term damage to American competitiveness.