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0 pointsbrodouevencode5y ago0 comments

Viscous or vicious?

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ddingus5y ago· 2 in thread

Viscosity type viscous. Move and flow more like water, not sticky.

Bad idea. You want the system to be viscous, to respond slowly to pressure put on it. Too fluid, and it turns into populist-driven mob rule.

If you want to argue that the system currently is too viscous and needs to move somewhat toward liquid, I might agree. But it is dangerous and destructive to go all the way to liquid.

ddingus5y ago

Frankly, an increase in the populist mob scope of influence would not be a bad thing.

If I had my way, I would take top 5 issues and have a national vote on them every Presidential election.

As it is right now, ordinary people have little to no effective representation. More is needed.

Aaron Schwartz was headed down that road. Very interesting perspective on how technology can be used in these ways.

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