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A system that encoded the rules of a parliamentary democracy in it's logic and interface might work.


The rules of parlimentary democracy primarily seems to be a way to reduce the whims of a great number of people to a small number of people in a room talking. The issue is that building consensus or even giving everyone a fair chance to air their views in a group of 20+ people is EXHAUSTING. Have you ever been to any local politics groups where there are more than about 20 in a room? a meeting to decide what to have for lunch can take 3+ hours. It has its perks too, and its a lot faster when everyone gets to know each other and feels that they are known, then they dont have to repeatedly restate their points every time.

I guess what im saying is its a system very much built around the analog practicalities of speaking with physical people in a physical room. I think we can do better with the internet


All good points. I'm thinking however of a system that didn't just replicate the parliament itself, but also aspects like riding associations and constituent hours. That way the many people can contribute but at different "levels". It's true that actual decision making would only happen at the "parliament" level. I'm thinking of socio-political discussion and decision making.




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