> Reducing the average level of experience in the particular legislative institution, and in legislative affairs generally, of the first group increase the rela

> Reducing the average level of experience in the particular legislative institution, and in legislative affairs generally, of the first group increase the relative advantage in systematic knowledge and effectiveness of the latter two groups compared to the first. That's a good point. How would you solve for X here? > Term limits aren't sortition (it's not random, and political parties and the donor class are actively involved in choosing who stands for seats and how much support they have, so, the effects you point to in sortition of breaking up factionsome and reducing corruption simply aren't present.) I was thinking broadly of the system being more or less organized and how in some way incompetence may be less truly dangerous than a bad actor abusing the system. How about we simply put restrictions on politicians and their interaction with mass media? This many minutes on television, paid for by the State so you don't have to scrounge around for cash? That is just a half-baked example, I take it you understand what I mean by it. Corruption is a problem in every country but I don't think lobbying and donors exert such an influence in my country Ireland (could be naive here!). > in any case, the level of complexity of a modern nation of 300+ million people different considerably from that of ancient Athens. Ha! True. We need a new OS, that is for sure. That is why Patri Friedman (seasteading) has so many of my sympathies.