Disrupting Democracy | TechCrunch
▻http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/08/disrupting-democracy
Republics work, direct democracies don’t, and technology won’t fix or change that. Relying on direct democracy because your republic isn’t working is tantamount to pushing your car to your destination because the engine is shot. I occasionally encounter techno-utopians who suggest that all major American political decisions should be put to direct online votes, a la John Brunner’s The Shockwave Rider: the idea makes me cringe and plot my escape route back to Canada.
