not to mention all the progress traps capitalism stepped into

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    By voting. The US has set term lengths at every level. If the leaders are not fulfilling their job properly, they get fired.

    For representatives it’s every two years.

    That requires having an informed and active constituency though, which we do not have.

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      12 hours ago

      And what happens when the elections are not-so-subtly influenced by corporate lobbyists and whoever has more money to spend on campaigning?

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      And it will never happen because the people who control the resources also control the narrative. They promote their candidates, who change the laws in their favour, and progressively make things worse for your average person.

      The system you describe is a pipe dream, and it’s a nice dream, but it’s not reflective of the world we live in today.