In my younger days I thought direct democracy was unworkable, but now I realise that might have just been my brain conforming to the bourgeois representative government status quo.
Obviously we easily have the tech to do DD these days, everyone has a smart phone in their pocket, we could do it instantly and on the go. But how you could manage a planned economy that way I’m not sure.
ppl only lose interest when they know they have no involvement in government, which most don't.
being able to fire your boss isn't the same as being your own boss, its still giving another power over your life - this is the trick of republican 'terms' in office, it gives the illusion of choice where you have none.