Who needs democracy when you have data?

Re:Who needs democracy when you have data? by PakG1 on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @12:49PM (#17811270)

Democracy is good because it basically allows for a peaceful revolution if a populace is dissatisfied with its government. Democracy is bad because the government risks enduring endless bickering and nothing getting done.

Etc, etc. I don't know what the right answer is anymore.

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Re:Who needs democracy when you have data? by dfjliasjg on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @01:28PM (#17811746)

I've always thought that deadlock was a feature instead of a bug. If half the population is for it and half is against it then nothing should happen legislatively.

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Re:Who needs democracy when you have data? by vorpalhex on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @02:03PM (#17812128)

Federalist paper #10 contains a lot of thought on this topic, and it's worth reading. Like all documents of this type, it should be read as a kind of argument between two competing sides. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed10.asp

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Re:Who needs democracy when you have data? by dsr_ on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @01:12PM (#17811566)

More to the point, democracy is good if and only if it allows for peaceful transitions of government.

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Re:Who needs democracy when you have data? by nixarian on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @02:28PM (#17812351)

Democracy is good only if the population is sufficiently educated and informed. Americans are, by and large, poorly educated and ill informed.

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Re:Who needs democracy when you have data? by jhayward on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @03:22PM (#17812842)

> Democracy is good only if the population is sufficiently educated and informed. Americans are, by and large, poorly educated and ill informed.

Compared to what? America of the 1900's? The 1950's? India, at any point in time?

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