Tangential, but I think a big problem for the world going forward is that modern technology has made the average voter unable to really understand things import

Tangential, but I think a big problem for the world going forward is that modern technology has made the average voter unable to really understand things important to their lives. People who don't know what RNA, lymphocytes or spike proteins are, are nonetheless trying to make decisions about taking a vaccine. People who don't understand statistics, can't comprehend graphs and don't understand fundamental physics are nonetheless trying to make decisions about climate change. See also corporate tax law, Middle East ethnic divisions, AI, pollution, etc. Our innate intuition is often entirely wrong and disinformation can often make compelling arguments that sound correct to non-experts. I'm not sure what the solution is. We all have to put our trust in others about the many things where we're non-experts, but obviously many people are choosing the wrong people to believe.