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Bhutan, after prioritizing happiness, now faces an existential crisis

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271 points nradov | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 13:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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andai ◴[18 Nov 24 14:34 UTC] No.42172596[source]▶
King thinks democracy is a great idea. Everyone rejects it. King institutes it anyway.

Wait a second...

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jollofricepeas ◴[18 Nov 24 14:43 UTC] No.42172684[source]▶
The people could vote the same person or party in representing the interests of the king and his family. Dictators can be democratically elected.

The real question is how do you protect people from themselves?

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1. psychoslave ◴[18 Nov 24 15:55 UTC] No.42173564[source]▶
We don’t want to do that. We want to give them the tools to help themselves, and leave them with the advises we believe relevant to not hurt themselves when using them, and then let them the duty to act according to their own experience.

Sure, we would rather not see our kids die from all the dangers of the outside world. But they won’t thrive an bloom if we confine them in a padded basement.