[s1artibartfast]

Bottom up self governance is also very foreign to modern americans, Which I do not think bodes well for the future of our democracy. How can the public be expected to be sober judges of policy and candidates, when they can barely manage their own time and attention.

[rayiner]

You’re not wrong. Gen Z brings their parents to interviews. How can they self govern? I’m pessimistic—I think the the de tocqueville model of democracy may have been a local optimum that’s no longer viable given changed conditions.