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> At this point, we can just randomly pick a citizen to be President or PM. We might have better chances that way

I have a wild idea. What if we try to select people based on their respective expertise in an area, rather than based on just popularity? If they have a science/knowledge background, even better.

Since it's based on skill and governance, we can call it something like "tekhne kratos", taking inspiration from the Greeks because why not.




A true technocracy would mean a lot of oxygen wasters will lose their jobs, money, livelihood and influence.

It will probably work out better for the citizenry, but I don't see how we'd ever end up there short of a violent revolution - the current system is self-serving first and foremost and will never allow itself to be replaced even if that is the true will of the citizens.


Then we have to pick some people to choose the person. I guess we could vote on those people. We could call this body a Parliament.

Oh woops we're back where we started.




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