"If you're only prepared to make popular decisions as a leader though, then what is the point of leadership? It's not really leadership is it. It's just focus-grouping. It's just polling. Instead of laying out a platform, debating its merits, and pursuing a really distinct vision, you might as well just have a smartphone app or a website, on which everyone votes for every little policy."
#JakeTame, 2023
Quoted in Midweek #MediaWatch on #RNZ:
> a smartphone app or a website, on which everyone votes for every little policy
Sounds good to me. We could eliminate an expensive layer of besuited spokesmodels and PR spindoctors, who provide no real value to anyone but themselves. Instead, public servants could carry out whatever policies get a supermajority in a weekly of monthly batch of digital referenda.
#LiquidFeedback anyone?
@strypey
> #LiquidFeedback
There was a surprisingly effective twist on this approach in a local election manifesto recently, and the candidates had mild traction in pockets on polling day.
https://www.prajaakeeya.org/UPP%20SOP%20English.pdf
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@strypey
tl;dr for the previous post
- getting elected to "parliament" comes with good pay and perks
- the electorate hopefully just wants a person who will listen to them and get work done
- the person can also do what needs to be done, and get it approved at the next meeting with the electorate
@leadegroot
The framework for larger issues hopefully can be built up on this
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