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I don't think this idea is actually implementable in a large-scale, real-world setting. One person, one vote democracy is pretty understandable to an average Jo
by miki123211 7y ago
I don't think this idea is actually implementable in a large-scale, real-world setting. One person, one vote democracy is pretty understandable to an average Joe who doesn't even remember what "squared" means. I think that a normal person would have no idea how much to spend on a particular decision, as the formulas would seem like black magic to them. Normal voting is pretty intuitive, quadratic is not. This problem is not that noticable for HN people, as our average intelligence is probably way above the societys', but before deploying this on a large scale, it has to be considered. I don't think that internal workings of democracy should be something that an average school child can't easily grasp.
- rytill 7y ago> I don't think that internal workings of democracy should be something that an average school child can't easily grasp While it would be a regression in this aspect, I'm not sure this outweighs the potential benefits.
- naringas 7y agopart of the reason the so-caleld "average Joe" doesn't remember what squared means is becuase they don't really have to. If this scheme were part of the world form the minute "Joe" is born, Joe would have to understand this. education must improve. the current paradigm of education is reminiscent of an assembly line. if kids aren't manufactured goods, why is their education treated as such?