i think it would be neat to be ruled over by a council of benevolent scientists, or perhaps a philosopher king. democracy just seems like a bad idea and it hasn't been working very well. if it's a popularity contest then we just get charismatic populists and demagogues.

the only way i think democracy would work is if we give animals the right to vote. I think with some technology we could figure out how to teach dogs and horses and dolphins to vote, that would be a good start. then maybe have like a council of tree experts and plant enthusiasts to represent the interests of plants in all votes.

  • BeanBoy [she/her]
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    4 months ago

    Perhaps there could be some mechanism whereby the benevolent scientists or philosopher kings are chosen by taking into account the general opinion of the people they are accountable to

    • 666PeaceKeepaGirl [any, she/her]
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      4 months ago

      In keeping with the benevolent scientist theme, we could have an academic institution tasked with translating constituent opinions into selections of philosopher kings. Maybe it could be called something like "Election College"