How can even the worst democratic government be less legitimate than unaccountable control by a single person? This is a shocking statement tbh. If we don’t even have politics, there is nothing left.
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Wouldn't say it's worse, but 2 words - regulatory capture. That puts democratic governments (ours specifically) on par w/ same level of corruptibility as "unaccountable control by single person." NB: Also why pharma ads legal in U.S. Ever other country (ex NZ) has banned them.
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No amount of regulatory capture puts it “on par”. There may be corruption but there are also elections and courts. I find the equation dangerous tbh. It’s the same issue as “we may as well be China” takes that sometimes pop up. These aren’t lightweight differences to be shrugged.
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Not that. Erasing differences. (Some) Tech-version: Democratic governments aren’t perfect, what’s the difference with a single-person company calling the shots? (Some) traditional media version: Facebook and China surveil, what’s the big difference?
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