return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 8 days agoStudy: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think. The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.act.represent.usexternal-linkmessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkStudy: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think. The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.act.represent.usreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square135fedilink
minus-squareSnowclone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoNo one with power will ever pass laws to reduce their power, but a direct democracy work be very posible with modern technology.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoTechnology, yes. Shitshow? Definitely.
minus-squarejas0n@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoThat would be nice in the future. Unfortunately, the modern Web is not even in the ballpark of being secure enough for something like that (and it’s trending worse, not better).
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agohttps://medium.com/edge-elections/online-voting-in-switzerland-4bbd2fa71cb2
No one with power will ever pass laws to reduce their power, but a direct democracy work be very posible with modern technology.
Technology, yes. Shitshow? Definitely.
That would be nice in the future. Unfortunately, the modern Web is not even in the ballpark of being secure enough for something like that (and it’s trending worse, not better).
https://medium.com/edge-elections/online-voting-in-switzerland-4bbd2fa71cb2