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This is also how the government works too. We don’t have a direct democracy where the public can vote on every policy, we elect representatives to make the deci
by fshbbdssbbgdd 3y ago
This is also how the government works too. We don’t have a direct democracy where the public can vote on every policy, we elect representatives to make the decisions. The (arguably limited) recourse if we don’t like the policies is to elect someone else.
- ianai 3y agoCall it limited, but it’s a lot better than life self-appointed autocrats and “royalty.” (Yet, term limits are sorely needed. But what a difference even that makes.)
- whitemary 3y agoThat's a disgustingly low bar. Have some self-respect.
- dang 3y agoYou've continued to repeatedly post unsubstantive and flamebait comments after we asked you to stop. I don't want to ban you, but if this keeps up we're going to have to. If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and make your substantive points thoughtfully—and avoid flamebait and name-calling—we'd appreciate it.
- schnable 3y agoMore to the point, it's much better than direct democracy.
- throw10920 3y ago> We don’t have a direct democracy where the public can vote on every policy, we elect representatives to make the decisions. Which is optimal, because in a direct democracy, you get unelected de-facto leaders with zero transparency or accountability - it's simply impossible for a country of any nontrivial size to vote on every relevant issue (or draft bills through a purely democratic process), and so you'll get social media influencers and celebrities and political groups instead that sway the thoughts of millions of people, but without all of the constraints that elected leaders have.