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rapnie
Strange how people react to the manifesto (see GH issue tracker) to things that are not even in the text, but implied to them (somehow).
rootlocus
The core belief of the manifesto:

    The idea of merit is in fact never clearly defined;
    rather, it seems to be a form of recognition, an
    acknowledgement that “this person is valuable insofar
    as they are like me.”
is flawed and some of the issues on GH pointed this out (in the first post at least).
rapnie
Well, maybe that is true, but if you read the reactions, the text is interpreted way further than what is written down there. Also some of the responses are outright rude and uncivil.
tomohawk
Meritocracies have built amazing systems that benefit many of us. These ideals that are expressed in the negative of something that is successful don't really have a life if they kill the thing they criticize.

It's a shame that instead of creating their own projects to test out their claimed superiority, they are focused on taking over existing projects built by meritocracy.