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Wouldn't it be better if people were in fact obliged to be involved? Once a quarter, everyone goes to meet everyone else in a hall, they have the issues present
by lordnacho 6y ago
Wouldn't it be better if people were in fact obliged to be involved? Once a quarter, everyone goes to meet everyone else in a hall, they have the issues presented, and then whoever wants to comment or volunteer can do so.
I see it like organ donation. A lot of people would do it if were default-donate (like recent changes in the UK), but if you don't want to you can opt out.
Likewise you would be forced to hear the issues, and then you can go home after if you don't care.
- matheusmoreira 6y agoWouldn't it be better if the government simply did it's job? They're supposed to take care of things like basic infrastructure so that people won't have to care about this stuff. Internet is part of infrastructure. Nobody wants to be forced to attend government meetings. People have better things to do. If the government can't do its job, then people should not have to pay taxes.
- lordnacho 6y agoAssuming we are talking about the type of government that listens to what the governed want, how are we to ensure that happens without participation? The current way is very top-down, big-media heavy. "Hey I want to talk about healthcare" from the top leader. That's great if it's what people actually care about, but there might be other issues, esp local ones.
- matheusmoreira 6y agoI don't know. How do corporations manage to know what people want? I don't see why governments can't do whatever it is that they do.
- lordnacho 6y agoCorporations that don't get it right end up closing. They keep getting created and trying various things, and some die and some survive. We can't really do that with government.