← Back to context Comment by flkiwi 18 days ago Well the obvious solution is take away the vote for over-65s!/s … maybe 9 comments flkiwi Reply mikkupikku 18 days ago They do have less stake in the future and want short term policy payoffs... generic92034 18 days ago Combine that with the initiatives of many a conservative or liberal political party to raise the retirement age beyond or up to 70 years.Yeah, you have to work but you are not allowed to drive or vote any longer. Sounds fair. HPsquared 18 days ago It's not like voting does anything, anyway. Once elected, they do what they want. steveBK123 18 days ago I’ve come around to the belief that the biggest benefit of democracy is not choosing the best and wisest leaders.The benefit is the regular ability to remove bad leaders. It doesn’t always happen as fast as we want but it happens eventually.It’s not perfect, but imagine your least favorite president instead presiding for decades until death or coup. zdc1 18 days ago The purpose of a system is what it does. There's lots of literature on what the best, or at least better, voting systems (hello preference voting) and decision making approaches are. Getting them implemented is another story. jstanley 18 days ago Conversely, https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/come-on-obviously-the-purpo... 3 replies →
generic92034 18 days ago Combine that with the initiatives of many a conservative or liberal political party to raise the retirement age beyond or up to 70 years.Yeah, you have to work but you are not allowed to drive or vote any longer. Sounds fair.
HPsquared 18 days ago It's not like voting does anything, anyway. Once elected, they do what they want. steveBK123 18 days ago I’ve come around to the belief that the biggest benefit of democracy is not choosing the best and wisest leaders.The benefit is the regular ability to remove bad leaders. It doesn’t always happen as fast as we want but it happens eventually.It’s not perfect, but imagine your least favorite president instead presiding for decades until death or coup. zdc1 18 days ago The purpose of a system is what it does. There's lots of literature on what the best, or at least better, voting systems (hello preference voting) and decision making approaches are. Getting them implemented is another story. jstanley 18 days ago Conversely, https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/come-on-obviously-the-purpo... 3 replies →
steveBK123 18 days ago I’ve come around to the belief that the biggest benefit of democracy is not choosing the best and wisest leaders.The benefit is the regular ability to remove bad leaders. It doesn’t always happen as fast as we want but it happens eventually.It’s not perfect, but imagine your least favorite president instead presiding for decades until death or coup.
zdc1 18 days ago The purpose of a system is what it does. There's lots of literature on what the best, or at least better, voting systems (hello preference voting) and decision making approaches are. Getting them implemented is another story. jstanley 18 days ago Conversely, https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/come-on-obviously-the-purpo... 3 replies →
jstanley 18 days ago Conversely, https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/come-on-obviously-the-purpo... 3 replies →
They do have less stake in the future and want short term policy payoffs...
Combine that with the initiatives of many a conservative or liberal political party to raise the retirement age beyond or up to 70 years.
Yeah, you have to work but you are not allowed to drive or vote any longer. Sounds fair.
It's not like voting does anything, anyway. Once elected, they do what they want.
I’ve come around to the belief that the biggest benefit of democracy is not choosing the best and wisest leaders.
The benefit is the regular ability to remove bad leaders. It doesn’t always happen as fast as we want but it happens eventually.
It’s not perfect, but imagine your least favorite president instead presiding for decades until death or coup.
The purpose of a system is what it does. There's lots of literature on what the best, or at least better, voting systems (hello preference voting) and decision making approaches are. Getting them implemented is another story.
Conversely, https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/come-on-obviously-the-purpo...
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