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mircea_popescu: http://log.bitcoin-assets.com/?date=05-05-2015#1121441 << i am very much amused at the late game, desperate attempts of the tools to play up their imaginary qualifications and generally certificatorily merit wash. ☝︎
asciilifeform: aka 'merit wash'
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform i would guess that the successful instances of actual merit wash, as opposed to usg being straight scammed, to be under 10%.
asciilifeform: pete_dushenski: as i tried to explain to mircea_popescu, 'merit wash' is a rather distinct animal from ordinary inheritance
decimation: re: mr. bundy << rumor was that it was sen. reid behind to whole thing, so that he could 'merit-wash' the land and gift it to his son's enterprises http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/apr/24/blog-posting/did-sen-harry-reid-drive-standoff-bundy-ranch-pers/
mircea_popescu: and in general, you can't merit-wash a scammer with money.
assbot: 9 results for 'merit wash' : http://search.bitcoin-assets.com/?q=merit+wash
asciilifeform: !s merit wash
assbot: 7 results for 'merit wash' : http://search.bitcoin-assets.com/?q=merit+wash
asciilifeform: !s merit wash
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Nah, I mean the ones where the Bezzel lords merit wash their careers after losing elections
asciilifeform: BingoBoingo: when you said 'serious,' i assumed you meant the factories where the bezzlords merit-wash their spawn
asciilifeform: purpose is to 'wash' the bezzlars and maintain 'merit' illusion for the lumpens to swallow