Comment by left-struck
2 days ago
I think a better way to run a democracy might be to have our leaders chosen at random. Sounds like a joke, but I’m serious:
2 days ago
I think a better way to run a democracy might be to have our leaders chosen at random. Sounds like a joke, but I’m serious:
There is such an enduring link between democracy, elections and math. What I interesting was the focus on trying to model politics correctly rather than "better" with computers. I dug up some good games and programs from the early days that I have to put online sometime.
Certainly I think it’s something worth actually trying in the modern age. We’ve had quite a long run now of the representative democracy, I think we should all be open to talking about and trialing these “okay so what’s next?” Options. Before crisis or collapse makes the decision for us.
This is how the criminal courts operate (juries).