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Of all the areas Silicon Valley has disrupted, it's profoundly frustrating that political lobbying isn't one of them. I'm not aware of any startups even attempt

Of all the areas Silicon Valley has disrupted, it's profoundly frustrating that political lobbying isn't one of them. I'm not aware of any startups even attempting it.

xenostar 4y ago
How exactly would they disrupt it?
- Laaas 4y ago
  Make it available to the public. Have a service where people can come together to decide what to lobby for.
  - adam-a 4y ago
    If only there was some way every member of the public could have a say in political decisions. Hopefully one of those clever startups figures it out.
  - liamwire 4y ago
    Introducing, Representr: the first Democracy-as-a Service.
- glenneroo 4y ago
  Someone posted this earlier from Schneier on Security but it didn't get much traction: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35162918 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35162918 "AI Could Write Our Laws" I didn't read it fully (yet) but early on he (I believe) coins the term "microlegislation".