> The average citizen has little say in the rules the so-called "community" designs. I think sometimes there's a commingling of "the system is complex" and "an

> The average citizen has little say in the rules the so-called "community" designs. I think sometimes there's a commingling of "the system is complex" and "an individual is powerless" in recent political narratives, to the detriment of hope. The "system" (by which I mean elected politicians, lobbyists, campaign contributions, the Illuminati, etc) is ultimately grounded in popular will. Clinton lost because people were upset. I'm not denying regulatory capture, revolving door lobbying, and corporate interests aren't part of the system. But you know what else is? Local primaries. Local executive officials (school board, mayor, etc). Visiting your congressperson and framing your issues in a way that speaks to them. Making campaign contributions. I think it's too easy to nihilistically say "the game is hard, therefore I'm not going to play." Bullshit. The democracy game is as it has always been (and a helluva lot less corrupt now than in previous centuries). But all that's required for evil to triumph is that good people don't engage.