So, tl;dr: politicians are biased toward having more power, and don't take into account how this affects the world. We saw this coming a long way off. The best

So, tl;dr: politicians are biased toward having more power, and don't take into account how this affects the world. We saw this coming a long way off. The best solution I can think of is requiring politicians to take comprehensive classes on whatever topic they're grying to legislate, but that in itself is a nightmare to implement.