Re:Homelessness rises faster where rent exceeds a third of i...
by inglor_cz on Monday January 03, 2022 @03:27PM
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The proliferation of ignorant idiots in politics is pretty universal problem. It is not any better ten timezones from Seattle...
Genuinely smart people are usually satisfied with their own line of work, or realize that politicians and their families in the age of (a)social networks are subject to constant barrage of unhinged hate messaging and threats emanating from the Internet. So they think twice before even entering the race for any public office.
We would probably be better off with sortition (basically, drawing lots and choosing random people to serve in legislatures).
Genuinely smart people are usually satisfied with their own line of work, or realize that politicians and their families in the age of (a)social networks are subject to constant barrage of unhinged hate messaging and threats emanating from the Internet. So they think twice before even entering the race for any public office.
We would probably be better off with sortition (basically, drawing lots and choosing random people to serve in legislatures).