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That is such a true remark. I’ve always been shocked by the unsufferable ego one needs to have to feel authorized to give public statements on complex global is
by bsaul 8y ago
That is such a true remark. I’ve always been shocked by the unsufferable ego one needs to have to feel authorized to give public statements on complex global issues or life advices.
- zeropnc 8y agoYeah we live in an age where professional athletes, musicians and celebrities play an integral role in shaping global socioeconomic policy. What the fuck could possibly go wrong
- coldtea 8y agoOr worse, career politicians and career policy advisors. That is, people totally removed from any implication of their policies for others, and usually far removed (economically, socially, culturally) from the population they decide for. I think the ancient Athenian democracy had it right: some law-making bodies should be filled by lottery -- akin to juries or the draft.