Lottocracy: Interview on MeaningoflifeTV
An hour long interview covering large issues regarding elections, democracy, and lottocracy:
00:50 Alex explains "lottocracy," a system using random selection to choose politicians
03:42 Does democracy have to mean voting?
11:18 Democratic systems as forms of technologies
19:06 Imagining many legislatures, each devoted to a single issue
21:38 Capture and accountability in elections
36:26 How would randomly selected politicians learn about policy?
41:35 Leveraging collective knowledge for political decisions
1:03:36 Alex: Elections encourage short-term focus and tribalism
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