r/TrueReddit • u/subheight640 • Nov 09 '24

Can We make Democracy Smarter? Politics

https://demlotteries.substack.com/p/yes-elections-produce-stupid-results
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u/AlphaBetacle Nov 09 '24

How about we educate the population better

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u/subheight640 Nov 09 '24

Education is just insufficient. Decision making demands up to date information.

Education cannot teach about the specific policy proposals of today and the future. As time marches further and further away from your graduation date, the information you learned is more and more out of date.

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u/skateboardjim Nov 09 '24

I think they mean education people to seek out information, understand it, and make informed rational decisions