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I think its democratic which is the best system we have. Any kid with a new idea can have his ideas listened to. This means we don't get stuck.

• fsloth 10y ago
  Democracy is not about deep work, thorough understanding or the best architecture. It's about negotiating compromise in a situation where there is no shared goal. It works great for ruling countries where it's sluggishness and confusion is a feature and not a bug. I would claim that any technical undertaking without understood goals using a process whose main design feature is not efficiency but sluggishness is a pathological one. A computer system is far more simpler than any countrys political system - it's tractable and optimal solutions can be found. Unless, of course, unless the design process is lost in confusion and bafflement. I would claim a place where any kid is listened to is precisely the one where everyone will get stuck. If people spend more time reading blogs rather than on CS basics they cannot understand a great ideas because they are on the Kruger-Dunning level of skill development.