[ExI] Conscientious objections

[BillK]

On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Anders Sandberg wrote:
> I think this is a key realisation. Some political systems require cultural
> or technological preconditions that take time (and effort!) to develop.
>
> Same thing with parliamentary democracy and printing presses. Which makes me
> wonder what systems we have not even imagined that are possible thanks to
> mere Internet.
>
>


Even with t' internet, there are lots of possible risks.
You would need controls over the tyranny of the majority, just like
democracy. (Democracy would also be nice without the tyranny of the
very rich minority).
Also allow for the minority that are not connected online and who
probably have *very* different opinions.

I suspect another problem might be the instant knee-jerk reactions
that flood the internet. Deep thought and rounded consideration
doesn't seem to feature much among the majority of comment threads,
Twitter, etc.
Can we have elections every month as peoples' opinions swing around
with the latest 'hot or not' craze?


BillK