With PeopleCount, you’ll love politics. You’ll love the experience. In the last two articles, we looked at how politics could be wonderful, and then we looked at the costs. Here, we’ll look at the benefits.
The previous post was about the possibility that politics could be wonderful, But it’s not free. There are four costs of PeopleCount on society. And they’re well worth it. Continue reading
We can have wonderful politics, starting in 6 months.
Our government was designed, but not our political system. For a long time now, its purpose has been to enable powerful political groups to fight for control of America. That’s what it’s good for- fighting. Not just party against party, but candidate against candidate and even voter against voter.
But a new political system could have a new purpose: Continue reading
Democracy does not exist. Let’s look at some definitions.
Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives. Continue reading
It’s helpful to have a well-developed “Theory of Mind”. We should realize that people with different opinions have a whole world-view that justifies them. And we should get to know their world-views.
Angelos Sofocleous wrote an article: The Need for an Expanded Theory of Mind in an Era of Increasing Polarisation. In it, he recommends that we: “get outside our bubble and, possibly, visit the bubbles of others”.
But what does this mean? Should liberals get a group together and go to the next KKK lecture and understand their world? Should conservatives should go to a Robert Reich lecture? How much good would that really do? We should consider a systemic approach. Continue reading
Acceptance is not embracing “reality”, it’s embracing “your reality.”
In her April 26, blog post, psychologist Robin Chancer writes great advice about coping emotionally with Trump. But she oversimplifies a bit. She probably does this on purpose, but to me it creates two serious mistakes. Continue reading
If an “accountability system” could enable citizens to hold politicians accountable, what would it look like?
About 7 months ago, Ben Rattray, a founder of Change.org, wrote an article about some ideas for how tech could help politics. Unfortunately, they weren’t well developed. They were not solutions. Continue reading
I turn 60 today. All I’ve wanted for the last 5 years is to work on PeopleCount full time, with a competent partner. We could have it launched in 6 months. Continue reading