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Can computer simulations help fix democracy? (washingtonpost.com)
5 points by rlalwani 1395 days ago
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Note, it's not fixing democracy, it's restoring/increasing democracy.

The problem that needs fixed, is the lack of democracy.

Gerrymandering is a big problem and this tool helps convince judges that the map drawn is a biased one. Read the article to see how it works.
A technological revolution has made it harder for politicians to get away with gerrymandering.
You are not the America you think you are. You are the America paid for.

You have been divided and conquered, and it was not Russians, Muslims, or Chinese who did this to you.

You are no more capable of effective democracy than you are of truth, integrity, and respecting the entitled free will of others.

Everyone thinks the other side is the crazy, stupid, misinformed side.

Effective democracy is everyone’s crisis.

Believing a computer simulation could fix this is a sad cruel irony.