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Try to start a democratic company (or run a thought experiment about doing so) and you will probably find the reasons why democracy works better as a way to man

• dsego 8y ago
  It's not like it's unheard of, but it doesn't fill the pockets of the selected elite. There are worker cooperatives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_cooperative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_cooperative Workers' self management: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers%27_self-management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers%27_self-management And serious economists who advocate for such a system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branko_Horvat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branko_Horvat
• ryandvm 8y ago
  We did. And though I am not sure it would work for every line of work, so far it has been extremely successful for us. https://www.fountstudio.com/blog/yes-we-have-a-pirate-code-1aa1b2e02bf6 https://www.fountstudio.com/blog/yes-we-have-a-pirate-code-1...
• sievebrain 8y ago
  It does happen. Both the largest supermarket chains in Switzerland are cooperatives. However, small competing firms in a market where people vote with their wallets is already pretty democratic. The voting takes place at a different level - people choose companies rather than leaders or direct policies, but it works well enough.