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[–] SeedOnTheWind@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What about sortition, aka random selection of representatives?

[–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago
  1. Not democracy
  2. People will still find a way to manipulate that
[–] halvar@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not democracy then, if I understand what you're saying

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is if everyone gets selected from time to time. Selected citizens only participate to one issue at a time, they are not here to stay. It is the best and only non-digital direct-democracy system

[–] Pinklink@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s not representation of the people. That’s representation of one individual (or one small group of individuals) in each instance. May be different individuals, but one instance might be dealing with an act of war, the other might be local infrastructure.

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The size of the group required for good representation can be calculated, and it's not a lot