A much better rule is something like "act as if you are deciding for everyone who can be expected to make similar decisions for similar reasons". This avoids t

A much better rule is something like "act as if you are deciding for everyone who can be expected to make similar decisions for similar reasons". This avoids that particular pitfall, because everyone who might decide to be a programmer for similar reasons is still not too big a fraction of the total world population, while still giving the right answer re: voting