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I would like to see more systems based around participatory democracy, like citizens' assemblies. With a CA, sortition is used to select a sample of the populat
by wcerfgba 6y ago
I would like to see more systems based around participatory democracy, like citizens' assemblies. With a CA, sortition is used to select a sample of the population, and they come together along with subject matter experts to do research and shape the policy itself.
I view the problems with our democracies in terms of information theory. Even if you move from representative to direct democracy and people can vote on issues, a vote is still a very small amount of information, and the bandwidth from the people to the policy-makers is tiny. Contrast that with citizens' assemblies and the bandwidth is much wider, because it democratizes the policy construction process and allows people to discuss the policy, instead of just signalling a single bit (yes/no).