Comment by mistermann

> I think an important point in general is that democracy is what people think it is.

I think you hit the nail on the head here - and, it doesn't apply only to democracy, it applies to everything. It's funny, because lots of people also know this, yet do nothing about it.

> If people think elections are fair or a viable means to change their political fate, then they're going to act accordingly, and vice versa if they don't.

Where "acting accordingly" is usually ~behaving on social media in the corresponding manner.

Gosh, I wonder why it seems like humanity has little control over its fate.