There isn’t a single “what’s best for society” anyway A lot of people believe that though. They see democracy as the key to discovering this idea and bringing

There isn’t a single “what’s best for society” anyway A lot of people believe that though. They see democracy as the key to discovering this idea and bringing everyone on board with it. I’ve heard this position described as “mistake theory,” in contrast to conflict theory [1]. In other words, for some people the goal of government is to find the right balance of incentives and disincentives. For others, government will always be a power struggle between mutually incompatible interests. Democracy makes little sense in such a situation. [1] https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/01/24/conflict-vs-mistake/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/01/24/conflict-vs-mistake/