• Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    The problem seems to be getting large numbers of people to agree on things. My solution is to simply not have large numbers of people.

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      6 hours ago

      The problem seems to be getting large numbers of people to agree on things. My solution is to simply not have large numbers of people.

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      6 hours ago

      This but unironically

      People are too short sighted and plainly put, fucking stupid, to govern themselves. That’s why democracy is kind of an inherently unstable system until one group manages to consolidate enough power to ignore the others

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        6 hours ago

        Deciding on a restaurant with a few people is easy. Deciding on a restaurant with a few dozen people is fucking impossible.

        Humans were not meant to live in societies of more than 150 people. Our brains can’t comprehend a nation of millions, just like we can’t comprehend the vastness of space.

      • makyo@lemmy.world
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        5 hours ago

        Democracy is bad but still the least worst system. The thing that people seem to ignore the most is that checks and balances are what make it great. A voting public is important but not the only important check on the system.