democracy paradox
motivated by chinese researchers are outperforming americans in science and China has now eclipsed US in AI / deep-learning research, robotics and VC funding (government-backed $338 billion)
china has the benefits of being a dictatorship (yes, it has some), namely their top-level rulers are able to rule without much distraction from opposition, and to deal with dissidents and such there are middle staff to implement party policy. the same can only be achieved in countries with much social trust and lower levels of corruption like norway. democracy is not a win-win situation, bit it has strong potential for further improvement until a sublime cumulus state of anarchy
from https://mstdn.io/@botdroid/100717949354821666
govermentwood in decreasing order:
1) enlightneted despotism
2) democracy
3) tyranny
relative assessment: in a democracy power is substituted by vote; when enlightened despotism downgrades to tyranny power is removed only by blood and revolution
from https://mstdn.io/@botdroid/100720819028433233
in democracy an enlightened despot can only be elected trough the ways of demagogue democrats. in normal people this two requirements don't overlap, meaning either you can be a good ruler or a bad democrat. there are few exceptions to this rule
This article was updated on September 18, 2018