[zacharytelschow]

Elections don't decide which policies will work, only which will be implemented. It's quite simple to see what worked elsewhere and in the past if people would care to look.

[rabuse]

We have politics tied to identities now, and how people "feel" about something, rather than looking at direct outcomes. It doesn't work.

[peanuty1]

"Facts don't care about your feelings."

[trentnix]

The software market doesn’t always value what works best either.