Meritocious is a new kind of discussion platform — a space for thoughtful, high-quality conversation curated by AI, not karma.
It’s like Reddit, reimagined for the age of intelligent discourse.
No echo chambers. No popularity contests. Just signal > noise.

“It’s not about who you are — it’s about what you contribute.”

Most online platforms reward attention, not insight.
They filter ideas based on reputation, engagement hacks, and algorithms optimized for addiction — not truth or value.

Meritocious flips the model.

• 🔎 AI-curated content, ranked by clarity, novelty, relevance, and respect
• 🧠 Discourse over drama — dissent is welcome, as long as it’s thoughtful
• 🤖 Automated moderation that elevates insight and filters noise
• 🧍 Anonymous ideas with visible merit — reputation earned by contribution

• ✅ AI-powered ranking system based on merit, not karma
• ✅ Automatic moderation via LLMs and NLP classifiers
• ✅ Semantic clustering and intelligent surfacing of ideas
• ✅ Support for “forked threads” — explore alternative takes without hijacking the main convo
• ✅ Merit log: view someone’s most thoughtful contributions, not just their karma
• ✅ Optional pseudonymity with transparent contribution trails

• 🎨 Custom UI/UX optimized for deep reading + discussion
• 🌐 Federated instances (like Mastodon) with shared merit algorithms
• 🤝 Integration with open-source projects and knowledge repositories
• 📚 AI summaries of long threads and high-signal debates
• 🛠 Community-driven governance of the merit-ranking algorithms

“If we want better ideas, we need better environments to grow them in.”

Meritocious isn’t just a product — it’s infrastructure for future discourse.
In an age of noise, we’re building the signal.

We’re just getting started. You can help by:

• ⭐ Starring and sharing the repo
• 🧠 Contributing to the AI moderation and ranking system
• 💬 Joining our community to shape the platform’s values and mechanics
• 🛠 Helping build the frontend, backend, or data layer
• 📚 Sharing ideas, critiques, and use cases in /discussions

/ai               ← AI moderation + merit-ranking modules
/frontend         ← Web UI
/backend          ← API + auth + data services
/docs             ← Design specs, vision docs, contribution guides
/discussions      ← Open forum for planning + input