• Badass_panda@lemmy.world
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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.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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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.