Many people do what is easiest and feels good not necessarily what is best holistically in the long term. The case could be made that democracy on a long enough

Many people do what is easiest and feels good not necessarily what is best holistically in the long term. The case could be made that democracy on a long enough timeline starts to deform for similar reasons. This paradox is close to the Paradox of Choice [1] in that time and effort seem to be limiting factors for choosing the best outcome. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice