Written in a response to this post on FB and this one both of which can be sourced from here and from here respectively.
To begin with, as a self appointed Grammar Nazi, I need to get the Anglotoxic errors out of the way. You might ask me if you are "sitting in a grammar class? 😫😴" to which my reply is that
"Grammatical consistency is usually required to make unambiguous logical statements. I cite the deviation from standard usage as a prelude to the logical fail which I will illustrate below."
So without much further ado ...
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Grammar Fail
This is one of the corrected versions
Because of *the* reservation*s* I couldn't get *a* job
>> use of *the*
>> *any* -> *a*
>>This means he was in a list of people prevented from getting a job.
There isn't any reservation at **the** Olympics. How many **medels -> medals** did you get ?
>>use of *the* and spelling
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Now on to the more serious points of view. It is a tragedy that this kind of logic gets mass circulation in many parts of the world especially India. Let me cover some of the errors that I compiled and categorized.
Logic Fail
The skills required to win a medal at the Olympics are very different from those required at most real world jobs. The complainer is prevented from competing where it matters to him.
Also unfairness in one context does not justify unfairness at another.
Social Contract Fail
He is prevented from competing for a vacancy by an establishment whose existence is supported by him in taxes (other than possibly Income Taxes which he might not be paying).
Political Rights Fail
The establishment has a duty to be unbiased (i.e neither favourably nor unfavourably) towards him and other (citizens) competing for government jobs - except on merit.
Statistics Fail
2,102 is the number of gold, silver and bronze medals that will be awarded to the athletes competing in the Olympic Games. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total population of the world is approximately 7,343,760,000. This gives a ratio of 3,493,701 people per medal.
Is it as easy to get an Olympic medal as it is to get a government job in India ? Going by the same ratio and taking the current Indian population as 1,328,686,000 we would have 380 jobs only. At this number even IITians and IAS exam toppers would be jobless.
Economics Fail
Athletes are people with few employable skills. They are usually unemployable without their past or present reputations and make no valuable contribution to society other than the entertainment value of their participation in a sport. Also not every sportsperson (Olympic or otherwise) has a decent career after their participation days are over. Their work experience will be of little use to most employers. This is not so in the case of those who work at productive tasks that are useful to humanity.
However at administrative jobs the skill increases with each year and the populist nepotism committed at entry level vacancies is rarely punished or of a great loss to society. Even in cases where society at large suffers, the market forces have no ameliorating effect as government organisations usually have a monopoly or at the very least a guaranteed protection from bankruptcy.
Marketing Fail
Reservations at the Olympics would also make people lose interest at the rigged results. Who wants to watch a non-meritocratic contest ?
To begin with, as a self appointed Grammar Nazi, I need to get the Anglotoxic errors out of the way. You might ask me if you are "sitting in a grammar class? 😫😴" to which my reply is that
"Grammatical consistency is usually required to make unambiguous logical statements. I cite the deviation from standard usage as a prelude to the logical fail which I will illustrate below."
So without much further ado ...
******************************************************
Grammar Fail
This is one of the corrected versions
Because of *the* reservation*s* I couldn't get *a* job
>> use of *the*
>> *any* -> *a*
>>This means he was in a list of people prevented from getting a job.
There isn't any reservation at **the** Olympics. How many **medels -> medals** did you get ?
>>use of *the* and spelling
******************************************************
Now on to the more serious points of view. It is a tragedy that this kind of logic gets mass circulation in many parts of the world especially India. Let me cover some of the errors that I compiled and categorized.
Logic Fail
The skills required to win a medal at the Olympics are very different from those required at most real world jobs. The complainer is prevented from competing where it matters to him.
Also unfairness in one context does not justify unfairness at another.
Social Contract Fail
He is prevented from competing for a vacancy by an establishment whose existence is supported by him in taxes (other than possibly Income Taxes which he might not be paying).
Political Rights Fail
The establishment has a duty to be unbiased (i.e neither favourably nor unfavourably) towards him and other (citizens) competing for government jobs - except on merit.
Statistics Fail
2,102 is the number of gold, silver and bronze medals that will be awarded to the athletes competing in the Olympic Games. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total population of the world is approximately 7,343,760,000. This gives a ratio of 3,493,701 people per medal.
Is it as easy to get an Olympic medal as it is to get a government job in India ? Going by the same ratio and taking the current Indian population as 1,328,686,000 we would have 380 jobs only. At this number even IITians and IAS exam toppers would be jobless.
Economics Fail
Athletes are people with few employable skills. They are usually unemployable without their past or present reputations and make no valuable contribution to society other than the entertainment value of their participation in a sport. Also not every sportsperson (Olympic or otherwise) has a decent career after their participation days are over. Their work experience will be of little use to most employers. This is not so in the case of those who work at productive tasks that are useful to humanity.
However at administrative jobs the skill increases with each year and the populist nepotism committed at entry level vacancies is rarely punished or of a great loss to society. Even in cases where society at large suffers, the market forces have no ameliorating effect as government organisations usually have a monopoly or at the very least a guaranteed protection from bankruptcy.
Marketing Fail
Reservations at the Olympics would also make people lose interest at the rigged results. Who wants to watch a non-meritocratic contest ?
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