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360 points namlem | 2 comments | 14 Jul 25 15:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.447s | source

1. amai ◴[15 Jul 25 06:17 UTC] No.44568352[source]▶

"It is considered democratic, for example, that state offices are filled by lot, and oligarchic that they are filled by election"

— Aristotle, Politics

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2. amai ◴[15 Jul 25 06:24 UTC] No.44568382[source]▶

I can also recommend the book "Against Elections: The Case for Democracy by David Van Reybrouck"

Random selection is necessary to create stable meritocratic institutions