• something_random_tho@lemmy.world
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      You’re describing the original Athenian democratic system, Sortition. People were randomly selected for government, and as a result policies were truly representative of what people wanted. It was effective.

      It was tried later in Venice and Florence, and it failed because it only selected from nobles, not everyone.

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      Fuck yeah! Make them all live in the Big Brother house. Get it all on tape and then hire a couple reality TV directors to CSPAN.

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        Omg MTVs real world only it’s congress. I’d pay to watch that!

        But they all should wear nascar or ski racing style jackets where all the sponsors logos are listed from big to small based on how much money they’re being paid to shill for.

        This feels one step closer to idiocracy…