Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?

Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by bottled_poe on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @05:35AM (#18227971)

I miss a functional democratically elected government. Too bad it was discontinued years ago :’-(

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Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by singularity2001 on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @06:18AM (#18228115)

Direct Democracy.

We had that 2500 years ago and it lead to the most amazing flourishing of culture, science, arts etc ...

It has not honestly been tried since then. Maybe it became impractical because states grew too big. Now with the internet it could become practical again.

Unfortunately it was opposed and subverted in the Pirate Party. I was shocked how many people are opposed to true democracy. They seem to confuse individual ignorance with the wisdom of crowds.

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Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by justin--sane on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @07:45AM (#18228509)

Working quite well here in Switzerland...

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Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by utopcell on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @01:28PM (#18231283)

Please elaborate

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Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by leisureforce on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @10:08AM (#18229480)

I think direct democracy in the States would be fatal

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