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> It's starting to look like, in an effort to democratise democracy, what we're actually doing is turning everything in to bikeshedding. No. The problem is lob
by NTDF9 8y ago
> It's starting to look like, in an effort to democratise democracy, what we're actually doing is turning everything in to bikeshedding.
No. The problem is lobbying to keep vested interests intact. Lobbying is fundamentally, "More money = more voice". Western democracies have become corrupt all the way to the top with lobbying, stifling growth, ingenuity and engineering
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoYes, that’s a very good point. I think we can have both: lobbying at a macro level, and bikeshedding locally. Or some blend of.