I agree that we lost that a long time ago. I think we still cling to that ideal as wishful thinking, and that gap between what we'd like democracy to be and wha

I agree that we lost that a long time ago. I think we still cling to that ideal as wishful thinking, and that gap between what we'd like democracy to be and what it is now introduces distortions in how we talk about this or reason about it. I'm not entirely sure the micro-directives will help with this. It's something I might meditate upon some time down the road.