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> And nobody should trust their government. Nobody should trust a billion dollar corporation, that's why we have democratically elected governments. All these
by simgt 10mo ago
> And nobody should trust their government.
Nobody should trust a billion dollar corporation, that's why we have democratically elected governments. All these power hungry fucks counter balance each-other, to some extend at least.
- ekianjo 10mo ago> democratically elected governments. 51% of a vote can go the wrong way now and then.
- simgt 10mo agoYes but winner takes all is not the only voting system in existence, and democracy goes beyond just voting once every few years.
- ekianjo 10mo ago> democracy goes beyond just voting once every few years. What else is there? You are effectively only asked to choose between bad and worse candidates at a fairly low frequency.
- simgt 10mo agoYou're equating democracy to presidential elections, that's not the full extent of it. Free press, transparency, independent justice, referendums, etc. are all part of a democratic system. Norway / Denmark / Switzerland do it better than US / UK / France for instance.
- pennomi 10mo agoHot take, nobody should trust anybody. Trustless systems could certainly exist for this, if the government took the time to care.
- Tarq0n 10mo agoTrust is key to modern society. Any measure aimed at supplanting trust increases transaction costs in the economy.