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Re:The "overlearning the game" problem by henrikgs on Monday August 29, 2011 @09:09AM (#2937000)
Why is it false or elitist to assume that someone working full time on a subject is "smarter" than everyone else on that particular subject?

I am pretty sure 99% of the lawyers in US would do a better job than me defending anyone in a trial. Every car mechanic in the world would do a better job than me fixing some mechanical problem in my car. Does this mean that I am dumb? No, it just means I devote my time to other areas of expertise.

I really cannot see why this shouldn't apply for politicians as well.

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Re:The "overlearning the game" problem by david927 on Tuesday August 30, 2011 @03:24AM (#2940465)
We can have people working full-time analyzing the subject and read what their opinions are.

That's what representatives do, actually -- they have people who read the bills and give advice on what they think. I'm saying, like with so many areas, by using the internet we can skip the middle-man.

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