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> What's the way you measure and get consensus on community leaders' merit? I find the model of liquid democracy enticing: Every decision is voted on by the pe
by badestrand 9y ago
> What's the way you measure and get consensus on community leaders' merit?
I find the model of liquid democracy enticing: Every decision is voted on by the people of the community and because that would be overwhelming you can delegate your vote (in general, for a certain topic or just for a single vote) to someone you trust, like an expert in that area. Maybe people might get a little money for voting so experts who vote with many votes can do this professionally in full time.
So now you have people competing for the expert status for certain topics (like health care or foreign affairs) and everyone in the community can have direct influence on the outcome of every decision. Every bit of power is earned and most decisions are effectively made by trusted experts.
- kwhitefoot 9y agoHow does that address the problem of complacency? Won't most of us just permanently delegate our votes?
- badestrand 9y agoNo, would you? People want to decide and vote, at least in areas that they are interested in. See most referendums world-wide or the participiant rates in Switzerland.