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Perhaps the talk about saving democracy can be put away for
now? I am sure tired of hearing it. If Trump wins the
popular vote, especially. <br>
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<p>the ole "tyranny of the majority over the minority" with the
twist that our voter participation is still tragically low, no
matter how seemingly high the stakes? I've been bashing around
for predictions on the popular vote and whether it ballooned like
it did in 2020 but not finding it. The aether is filled with
*other* chaff?</p>
<p>We have been playing a near-balanced bimodal distribution in our
"populist sentiments" and party affiliations for a very long
time... maybe it is a key feature of the dynamics of a system such
as ours. Is it possibly more interesting if not more stable with
systems that encourage/allow multiple parties/factions more
better? Not clear, maybe just a false alternative? Gotta
revisit "3 body system"...<br>
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<p>Folks here who are more deeply steeped in Anthropology,
Ethnology, Game Theory, Dynamical Systems, EcoBiology,
Evolutionary Theory, etc. might be able to ideate more concisely
and meaningfully than I on what a "better" system than Democracy
might be? <br>
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<p>My instincts are to look deep into the "wisdom" of deeply evolved
biological systems (maybe best at the scale of ecosystems,
probably global scale?)... but my skills (at least discipline) are
sadly lacking to do more than scuff the surface. </p>
<p>Maybe ML/AI are in fact the substrate for much faster evolution,
frothing with fecundity on top of the Compost that is the human
record of expression (storytelling through Language, Imagery, yet
more?). <br>
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<p>Back to the "rage and grief" <br>
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<p>- Steve<br>
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