• spiderwort@lemm.eeOP
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    7 months ago

    We have good models that offer up good decisions, so why put it to the vote?

    Base our policy on tested models. Audit our reasoning thoroughly. Be rational.

    Vs consult the masses, 99% of whom don’t even understand the question.

    Seems like a no brainer

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      7 months ago

      What models are you suggesting we use that are making these good decisions?

      You’re using a lot of very general language throughout this thread. We need some elaboration. Otherwise it’s just “we should be logical and stuff.”

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      Well in your scenario who will implement this? Furthermore, what is the goal that you’re trying to engineer with a science based government? Is it personal happiness, population numbers, the production of capital, or to indoctrinate the masses to serve the state? Are you going to justify the use of eugenics? What happens when goals conflict or individuals don’t want to participate in experiments? What if the science you’re implementing has different philosophies or different schools of thought? How do you determine what is the optimal method?