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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A technocracy is a type of oligarchy and is compatible with democracy tho

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A technocrats actually makes sense. But that isn't practical. People always at some point end up hiring their friends and putting people they know in positions of power. Nepotism and cronyism are just natural progressions, even when systems of governance start out with good intentions. Eventually someone always ruins it for everyone else.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What about random-selection jury-style technocracy?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

that doesn't sound like a technocracy or an oligarchy of any kind. that just sounds like direct democracy by lots, unless i am misunderstanding you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

A robust series of checks and balances would also help.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

i guess, but only as much as any other oligarchy. you can have democracy where the only people who can vote are people with doctorates in stem fields, or who're land owning white men, or who have their patents of nobility, or who have at least a million USD in their bank account. but really it's not particularly in keeping with the ideal that people are usually talking about when they say 'democracy'.