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That’s also an argument against allowing everyone to vote.
by throwaway316943 6y ago
That’s also an argument against allowing everyone to vote.
- skybrian 6y agoIt’s a fully general argument against trusting knowledge gained from surveys, and I do think we should be skeptical that voters always know what they’re doing. Particularly for elections they aren’t paying attention to. The “will of the people” is something of a myth. Votes go in and the algorithm makes a decision. Do you feel represented when the decision isn’t what you wanted? But it’s not an argument against elections because I’m not claiming I have a better idea. We do need some peaceful way of making decisions that people will accept. A legitimate, accepted process beats chaos, and new processes aren’t easily adopted.
- throwaway316943 6y agoElections are less about finding the optimal will of the people and more about creating an adversarial environment for politicians in order to prevent capture by a single party.