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To me, it sounds more like an argument against listening to the loudest voices. So our (UK-perspective) elections go some of the way to achieving a well-functio
by oneeyedpigeon 4y ago
To me, it sounds more like an argument against listening to the loudest voices. So our (UK-perspective) elections go some of the way to achieving a well-functioning democracy, since the literal act of voting is egalitarian. The issues surrounding how those votes are influenced by the loudest voices, however, still have to be resolved.
- ceejayoz 4y ago> To me, it sounds more like an argument against listening to the loudest voices. But it's a vote to reinstate one of them?
- oneeyedpigeon 4y ago‘Vox Populi Vox Dei’ was used by Musk as a 'justification' to reinstate such a voice. The article, pointing out that the phrase originally had a different context, isn't making that argument.
- a1445c8b 4y agoI guess the lack of context around why this link was posted is causing some confusion. To me, the fact that the quote was taken from a time when democracy was not popular makes this whole HN posting sound like an argument against it (democracy). Disclaimer: I am for democracy.