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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is why democracy is doomed to failure.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (5 children)

what's the alternative? I'm actually curious

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Dictatorship, duh

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A good education system with good funding.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

The D or the D, you pick

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I guess nobody's heard of anarchy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

algocracy could work, having tons of automated systems in the decision making process.

doesnt have to be ai, and there could be people involved too, but more machines isnt a bad idea

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And use nanomachines to control the people!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Dangerous people are identified as a young age and are placed in a virtual reality where they can do no harm and live out their narcissists fantasies, and we don't have to deal with them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

how do you define dangerous? what's the cut off point? is stealing a water bottle from a homeless person the same as tealing it from walmart? same item technically

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

You're way too overthinking this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

IMO its not about the item, but the intent. I know we're getting into hypotheticals and rhetoricals, but IMO, the line is doing anything that causes harm to another living being without feeling remorse.

Stealing a water bottle from a megacorp doesn't harm anybody. Stealing a water bottle from a homeless person can mean life or death.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Democracy? We don't directly vote to choose our own way through life. We elect "representatives".