Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 年前What is something that gets a lot of hate for absolutely no reason?lockmessage-squaremessage-square641fedilinkarrow-up1224arrow-down16
arrow-up1218arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something that gets a lot of hate for absolutely no reason?lockLanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 年前message-square641fedilink
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 年前The problem with democracy isn’t democracy, but allowing people with entrenched power to control the flow of information in their favor, vs the masses. Democracy is a good system.
minus-squareim sorry i broke the code@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前I don’t disagree with you but how do you prevent misinformation, manipulation and polarisation?
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 年前Remove power structures that are inherently unjustly hierarchical, and remove the profit motive in general. People profit from misinformation and entrenched power, if they don’t have that then democracy works better.
The problem with democracy isn’t democracy, but allowing people with entrenched power to control the flow of information in their favor, vs the masses. Democracy is a good system.
I don’t disagree with you but how do you prevent misinformation, manipulation and polarisation?
Remove power structures that are inherently unjustly hierarchical, and remove the profit motive in general.
People profit from misinformation and entrenched power, if they don’t have that then democracy works better.