Can that be realistically achieved though? Any representative government is going to be vulnerable to the selection effects of people who want to be in charge ending up in charge, and those of them most willing to do whatever it takes having a competitive advantage. The formation of an elite class colluding at the expense of the rest of us seems like a natural result.
I think you’d need the majority of people to care more about others - including the unknown - than themselves, and to be willing, capable and able to see others points of view clearly.
That might be possible in small scale, I don’t think it’s likely to scale up very well.
Can that be realistically achieved though? Any representative government is going to be vulnerable to the selection effects of people who want to be in charge ending up in charge, and those of them most willing to do whatever it takes having a competitive advantage. The formation of an elite class colluding at the expense of the rest of us seems like a natural result.
I think you’d need the majority of people to care more about others - including the unknown - than themselves, and to be willing, capable and able to see others points of view clearly.
That might be possible in small scale, I don’t think it’s likely to scale up very well.