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[jimworm]

Isn't a bloated and inefficient government a problem to be solved with elections though? Well, officially anyway.

[phillmv → jimworm]

I would think that that is the whole point of a democracy.

Edit: I am sincerely curious about why I'm being downvoted. If you think your government is broken, work to fix it.

[kiba → phillmv]

There are thousand of problems to fix. The infrastructure is going to collapse under the weight of non-maintenance, there are people infected with HIV virus, Africa needs help to develop, strong artificial intelligence might someday start making paperclip out of humans, etc.

Yeah, it's a problem. The problem is we can't all work on every problem. Some of us have jobs, personal crisis, or is already working on one of those problem.

[phillmv → kiba]

You prioritize, you build institutions, you work within your community.

>Some of us have jobs, personal crisis, or is already working on one of those problem.

Most of us do fuck all. I should know, I'm sitting in my underwear past noon on a Sunday commenting on HN.

[kiba → phillmv]

And some of us think democracy is a really stupid idea.

Mostly, I just focus on internal improvement, since it is something that I can change within myself. Trying to take on the local corrupt buffoon of a government thinking you can rule the city better is a definition of hubris.

[phillmv → kiba]

>Trying to take on the local corrupt buffoon of a government thinking you can rule the city better is a definition of hubris.

It's no more arrogant than starting a company because you think you can make a better product or service than any of your competitors.

[lurker19 → phillmv]

Your case may be covered under "personal crisis".

[jemfinch → kiba]

> The problem is we can't all work on every problem.

Which is exactly the point of a representative democracy. We elect other people to work the problems we can't. If they do an unsatisfactory job, then we should elect someone else.