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Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by lupire on Sunday May 16, 2021 @11:43AM (#27174409)
Democracy does not mean "one person, one vote" -- that's tyranny of the majority, and gameable in an open system with procreation, immigration/emigration, and even murder. Democracy means "rule by the people" which is far more nuanced.

More simply, the US Constitution was not approved by "one person, one vote", not even with a dozen caveats and asterisks.

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Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by geofft on Sunday May 16, 2021 @12:16PM (#27174661)
Sure. I'm not saying that a democracy always means one person, one vote. I'm saying it requires an ideal of trying to be meaningfully representative.

One person, one vote is certainly gameable. One dollar, one vote is even more so.

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