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I agree and this seems to be the main problem: we are losing privacy today but we will suffer most of the consequences tomorrow. So most of us are not aware of
by Lucadg 7y ago
I agree and this seems to be the main problem: we are losing privacy today but we will suffer most of the consequences tomorrow.
So most of us are not aware of the real cost we're paying and unable to make an informed decision.
- akamaozu 7y agoWelcome to democracy, where an individual with zero understanding of an issue can vote on it and is legally entitled to have their opinion taken seriously.
- Lucadg 7y agoYes, I think about this often and it appears to be a bug in the democracy system but any attempt to tie voting rights to knowledge seems to create even more bugs.
- afiori 7y agoJust for context: do you have any alternatives?
- hharlequin 7y agoIt really does feel like there should be some kind of aptitude test involved in getting a vote, doesn't it?
- homonculus1 7y agoWe need to require at least some minimal standard. A common-sense starting point would be literacy...