I think you're being uncharitable towards the critiques. In particular Hanson doesn't actually address the manipulation most of these critiques are talking abou

I think you're being uncharitable towards the critiques. In particular Hanson doesn't actually address the manipulation most of these critiques are talking about. See e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28541243 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28541243 Moreover even among futarchy proponents, many do not advocate for it as the dominant form of government, but only one form for certain operations. Hanson's position is on the more extreme edge here.