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It's really only a matter of time before an app called Bribr "democratises lobbying" by allowing users to make microtransactions directly to their elected repre
by iamthemonster 5y ago
It's really only a matter of time before an app called Bribr "democratises lobbying" by allowing users to make microtransactions directly to their elected representatives for influence.
- senectus1 5y agoand by default becomes the new form of Gov... power to the people!
- csdvrx 5y agoAnd why not? Lobbying is legal if it follows the rules. If something similar could be made legal yet crowdsourced, I would see that as progress for democracy, a "lobbying as a service" open to all: if 50M people are ready to put $1 to lobby for something they care about, it's a shame we don't currently let them be properly heard.
- YXNjaGVyZWdlbgo 5y agoIn this particular instance it's illegal.
- andrei_says_ 5y agoalmost like voting but with money… because voting with votes does not really lead to representation. Right?
- csdvrx 5y ago> because voting with votes does not really lead to representation. Right? Indeed, it doesn't: this is because voting is susceptible to Sybil attacks, say by running ad campaigns that'll result in the less fortunate voters voting against their own interest after having been convinced to do so. This is also how a bunch of dictators get bootstrapped in democracies. The core problem with voting is that every vote carries the same weight: lobbying corrects for that, by letting group of people organize so that their voices may not be drowned out, which inverts the power relationship (ads to convince voters => group of voters organizing to make their voice heard)