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oxdev.base.eth 🎩🔵Ⓜ️
@ayojoseph
I've been thinking a lot about a conversation I had here, when I think @javabu.eth mentioned the majority of the masses that voted in last election don't really understand the policies they're voting for. Looking back to the last UK election, the majority of the populace voted for labour and had discussion few of my colleagues in the UK, they all seem convinced to the extent I became convinced as well, but few months down the line they lost conviction and I noticed the way they support labour reduced bit by bit, lately I noticed they kind of ignore most news about labour failures and they just move on from this, it's intriguing that after 6months they move and but those that voted against the party will have to bear the consequences till next election. Bringing this analogy to the America space, the majority clearly voted for Trump even tho I now agree with @javabu.eth that majority of the populace don't even understand some of the policies they voted for.
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oxdev.base.eth 🎩🔵Ⓜ️
@ayojoseph
Trump will take charge in few days time, let's say after 1-2 years majority of the voters seem not to believe in the government again, everyone will have to suffer the same fate till next 4 years, I think this part of democracy is really scary for me. An uninformed majority can actually ruin the lives of informed minority, not that I have issues with democracy, I still believe it's the best system of government ever, but this aspect of democracy really worries me. The question is how can the "more informed minority" educate the "less informed majority"?
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Dean Pierce 👨💻🌎🌍
@deanpierce.eth
Education is hard when most people are getting their news from social networks that are designed to promote rage-bait. I think we need better tools for curating information intake. Maybe an AI buddy that calls bullshit on obvious bait, and guides users towards information that actually improves their quality of life?
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thoughtcrimeboss
@thoughtcrimeboss
I didn't read this second part, "An uniformed majority can actually ruin the lives of informed minority"...you are so close! Democracy is allowing the majority to force their will upon the minority, and it doesn't work because the majority is so often wrong. 100 $DEGEN
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Jared 🎩
@javabu.eth
Sorry for the long delay. In my view, this is a larger issue of apathy and the belief that politics is corrupted. We’ve been sold this lie for too long and the majority of us have believed it. When in actuality, it’s working exactly as those in power are hoping it would work. We need to convince the majority that democracy works and is worthwhile supporting. I don’t think we need to be informed on every issue but need to start having a basic understanding of the political process. In my day job, I’ve trained hundreds of individuals about how to get involved and how to use their voice but it’s just a drop in the bucket.
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Nicklas
@mr-silverback
What is this education you keep talking about? Who is more educated and about what?
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Jared 🎩
@javabu.eth
Have lots of thoughts on this will reply later.
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