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0 pointsairza4y ago0 comments

The concept you are describing is a government.

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Except the government is a monopoly with its own agenda. In addition it already kind of owns us (well a large percentage), what would it gain if it negotiated this deal for us? I would argue it can gain more power by making a deal with facebook.

pnutjam4y ago

Everyone who doesn't vote and ignores their role in Democracy let's this happen. The president matters much less then the Mayor or the Governor.

pessimizer4y ago

Which is why all the choices are pre-approved by the people who would be most damaged by a President.

scarface744y ago

So let’s say I’m in CA voting for my two Senators. How much does my vote actually count when 10 other states combined have the same population but 20 Senators?

How much does my vote count even for representatives if I’m in a state that’s heavily gerrymandered?

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alexashka4y ago

No.

You can't have a democracy with 100 IQ idiot majority, because their decisions are governed by whatever gets poured into their poorly working brains that week, so you end up with corporatocracy or fascism, pretending to be a democracy.

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newsclues4y ago

Digital direct democracy is a potential opportunity that has only become possible with ubiquitous computing devices (iPhones)

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