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> None of these companies are remotely accountable or fair in their process. None of their rules are democratically decided, there is zero oversight, zero recou
by bko 7y ago
> None of these companies are remotely accountable or fair in their process. None of their rules are democratically decided, there is zero oversight, zero recourse.
I'm pretty sure the people who "run stuff" today are not any more accountable. They're elected sure, but considering that re-election percentage for US Congress is in the 90s and Senate is in the 80s [0]. Local elections are also generally in the 90s [1] and its worth noting that many people who "run stuff" are appointed unelected administration officials (e.g. Federal Reserve, Supreme Court).
[0] https://www.opensecrets.org/overview/reelect.php https://www.opensecrets.org/overview/reelect.php
[1] https://ballotpedia.org/2018_election_analysis:_Incumbent_win_rates_by_state https://ballotpedia.org/2018_election_analysis:_Incumbent_wi...