> Being a "politician" is a full-time job. That's absurd. Really? Representing thousands (if not hundreds of thousands or millions) of people and sorting/synth

> Being a "politician" is a full-time job. That's absurd. Really? Representing thousands (if not hundreds of thousands or millions) of people and sorting/synthesizing policy suggestions to try and come up with something that will (a) work in constituent interests (b) will fly with some majority well enough to make it happen -- it's somehow "absurd" that this might conceivably take up 40+ hours a week? A lack of information and disengagement on the part of most citizens is a problem, but it's not one that stems from having full-time offices or representative democracy itself. > Democracy itself is distorted because it doesn't thrive for optimal solutions, instead, it thrives to please the people. Apparently a displeased people would be more optimal?