• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Technically any advantage gained from family/friends is Nepotism. It’s not purely bad ethically until you’re talking about leadership and/or critical positions (like safety supervisor at a factory).

      The fact that Nepotism is required to enter the middle class is not a healthy indicator for our society though.

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        1 year ago

        That’s really not technically true. The term “nepotism” originated from Catholic bishops and popes granting their unqualified nephews lucrative positions in the church … it’s always been seen as unethical, and has only been used to describe behavior perceived as unethical.

        The dictionary definition of nepotism is “favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship.”

        This is a troubling signal of income inequality and social immobility, sure – but it isn’t nepotism.

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          1 year ago

          They did more than give them positions. But I think we agree on the broad stuff. If you need family to get past income inequality then there’s a big problem.