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>> Really makes you wonder if the populous can be trusted to make big decisions They can't. That's why we elect representatives who should be talking to expert
by k-mcgrady 10y ago
>> Really makes you wonder if the populous can be trusted to make big decisions
They can't. That's why we elect representatives who should be talking to experts and figuring out the impact of decisions. And then for some reason they take the biggest decision of our generation, give it to us, lie to us about the impact, and tell us to ignore the experts.
- hyperdunc 10y agoExperts are easily corrupted, and so there's an expert to argue every position.
- k-mcgrady 10y agoThey still know a hell of a lot more than the average joe. Listen to both sides and make an informed decision. Don't dismiss them and expect to know more.
- TomMarius 10y agoI have a much more usual one for you: don't listen to anyone and pick whatever the guy that gives half of the money into your pocket says.
- dagw 10y agoIf someone is willing to pay me £100k to vote for a bill and someone else is willing to pay me £200k to against it then, by the Law of Free Markets, voting against is the best option.
- pottersbasilisk 10y agoyes Nasim Taleeb has been arguing modern experts are wrong about alot and have no skin in the game. This article blew my mind. https://medium.com/incerto/the-intellectual-yet-idiot-13211e2d0577#.c1z7dcyfq https://medium.com/incerto/the-intellectual-yet-idiot-13211e...
- SideburnsOfDoom 10y ago> representatives who should be talking to experts "I think the people in this country have had enough of experts" - Michael Gove