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346 points Kye | 1 comments | 25 Aug 25 17:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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favflam ◴[25 Aug 25 18:00 UTC] No.45016762[source]▶
This situation feels dumb. I feel like I am watching idiots cheer on someone doing parkor and that person getting his teeth smashed on a wall. Like, what is the point?
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mullingitover ◴[25 Aug 25 18:05 UTC] No.45016847[source]▶
"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."

- H. L. Mencken

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1. nine_k ◴[25 Aug 25 18:48 UTC] No.45017479[source]▶
No learning, and if fact, no stable control, is possible without negative feedback.

Voters are bound to a make serious mistake time to time, and make conclusions from the outcome. This negative feedback is vital, as long as it's not fatal. (That latter seems to be needing serious attention lately.)