[RichardHeart]

Politicians also have this symptom. I love to see new regulations coming down from rich privileged mountain which only affect the poor fools they've never met. It would be reasonable to expect that the ruling class spend time in amongst the people they're ruling. I'd go farther to say that the disconnect between the rulers and the ruled has become so large that mere proximity seems to not do the job educationally.

Pay elected officials more to attract better applicants. Use ordered list voting to ease consensus. Implement voting tests (dangerous, but doable.) Should result in better cantidates, chosen through better voting, by better voters.

If you're curious how the other half lives, come visit public transport and say hello.