Group led by Thomas Piketty presents plan for ‘a fairer Europe’

Re:Group led by Thomas Piketty presents plan for ‘a fairer E... by RealityVoid on Sunday December 09, 2018 @06:34PM (#18644023)

All long history, there have been many leaders who were not elected but became leaders through their initiatives, deeds, efficiency, strength. So assuming that leaders are always voted is, in my opinion, wrong.

Just to clarify, I do not have a bone to pick with democracy, but it obviously is not the only source of leadership, nor the only source of positive leadership.

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Re:Group led by Thomas Piketty presents plan for ‘a fairer E... by abeppu on Sunday December 09, 2018 @06:53PM (#18644125)

To be clear, my question about Taylor Alexander's suggestion is not about alternatives to democracy (of which I'm sure we're all aware of examples), but alternatives to "government".

> I believe we must solve them ourselves directly, not indirectly through government.

And perhaps to refine the question for a HN audience, I'll note that game theory, social choice theory etc, offer opportunities for technical insights to potentially play a part in answering this. But only a part.

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