Venkatesh Rao@vgrUgh no. "Panel of respected experts" is as scary as "mob of incoherent know-nothings". Both are tools for authoritarians to co-opt.Quote TweetMaddie Stone@themadstone·Oct 11, 2016this comment is actually brilliant3:48 PM · Oct 12, 20166 Retweets1 Quote Tweet23 Likes
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 12, 2016Replying to @eli_schiff and @themadstoneyup. And only one has the illusion of cleansing, creative energy that will sweep away the corrupt. Dual illusions.
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 12, 2016Replying to @cambel and @themadstoneyup, but so is everything else. Issue is what it is that is being contrived... what constrains the simulacrum matters
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 13, 2016Replying to @cambel and @themadstoneI think the current process actually works. No need for change.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 13, 2016Replying to @cambel @themadstone and @noUpsideTrauma/stress of process ≠ systemic flaw. Democracy > armed civil war. Emotional harmony not guaranteed
Renee DiResta@noUpside·Oct 12, 2016Replying to @vgr@themadstone disagree. We had panels of experts in the past -it's what Cabinet is supposed to be. Dismissal of expertise is a problem.12
Renee DiResta@noUpside·Oct 12, 2016Replying to @noUpside @vgr and @themadstonecan it be misused/abused? Sure. But should expert opinion be more heavily weighted than avg on substantive issues? Yes.22
Jon Anderson@YoungZipFile·Oct 13, 2016Replying to @cambel @vgr and 2 othersmaybe far from optimal, but also much better than other potential alternatives.