I always love the, "People are too stupid to make decisions for themselves" argument. People are more than adequate in making important decisions that directly touch their lives.

I always love the various countries[0] who implement direct democracies because "people are more than adequate in making important decisions that directly touch their lives."

[0] - There's only one for the record and it's Switzerland.

You must have no understanding of the word "directly" then. Do you think the military, trade deals, etc directly touch people's lives? Of course the average person isn't going to waste time educating themselves on these topics, they are going to pick someone who represents them to. I think most people might know a little something about their own jobs.

> I think most people might know a little something about their own jobs.

So then why do articles like this exist? If people know all of the things that directly affect them, why do they make so many mistakes?

https://blog.stridehealth.com/post/1099-tax-mistakes

https://www.taxslayer.com/blog/rideshare-drivers-avoid-these...

https://www.ayroyal.com/uber-tax-form-mistakes-avoid/

https://www.ridesharingdriver.com/top-5-uber-lyft-tax-mistak...