It is impossible that the Lords of Davos will ever be convinced of long-term interests, as the whole theory of economics is premised on the idea that "In the long term, we will all die !"https://twitter.com/RayDalio/status/958007245312266241 …
The uncomfortable truth is that democracy IS the rule of oligarchs (but administered by politicians and institutions). When this broke down in Germany, bad things happened, but it was reinstated. This is what "it's the worst form of government, except for all other" refers to...
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At the moment, if you want to change the world, you either have to convince a critical subset of the oligarchs, or become one yourself. Perhaps not a bad entrance exam for someone is you hope to understand economy and social order so deeply that you can dramatically improve it?
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Change/understand the world is a utopian endeavour, especially if done through "der lange Weg durch die Instutitionen" method. Change/understand yourself in many ways more interesting, and can be fuel for larger societal change, or as Tim Leary joked "Turn on, tune in, drop out"
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Democracy is the rule of the poor (Aristotle, Politics). The rule of the oligarchs is called Oligarchy.
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Not all oligarchies are Democracies, and no Democracy larger than Iceland is democratic. (Iceland has ~350000 inhabitants, and democratic administration tends to work well on a communal level.) Greek democracy at its peak hat a similar number of people, and just 30000 voters.
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