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A tweet about the 2024 election. (i.redd.it)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/agedlikemilk@sh.itjust.works
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[+] -10 points 9 months ago (11 children)

I'm glad people are coming around on the idea that people are too stupid to vote.

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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Yeah, that's not what I said.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    People are too fucking dumb [and] there's no end to grifters taking advantage of that

    Maybe not, but these statements are directly applicable to voters and I think voting in an environment where bad actors can easily manipulate voters is irresponsible.

    Do you not agree?

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    Who decides who is allowed to vote?

    Quis custodiat ipsos custodes?

    Everyone gets to vote or no one.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (1 child)

    You can see in one of my other comments that i disagree with that statement.

    Also, you didn't answer my question.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    are there any better options?

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Not in real life.

    I do dream of a government composed of a council of experts. Each person would be an expert in their field and they would br elected by their own peers. I think something like that would be better for humanity. If you look at the science communities you will see a lot of collaboration across boundaries and i think that's one of our biggest problems.

    I'm not so delusional as to think it faultless, but an improvement, surely.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The problem tends to be that (1) experts are only experts in their own fields, but have a distressing tendency to think that makes them experts in all fields and (2) an expert is often only an expert if unchallenged. Plenty of ‘experts’ have had their research get supplanted—or attempts have been made to supplant it—with newer, more accurate research, but the older so-called experts often fight against that newer research so as not to lose their exalted status. Sadly, you see often in science (look at how Louis Pasteur was treated when he dared to suggest bacteria caused disease).

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Yeah, absolutely. There would have to be levels of checks and balances just like any other governmental system.

    Yet, even with these problems i still think it would be an improvement.

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