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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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What if the length of a term was proportional to the amount you won by in the election? (lemmy.fbxl.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Seems odd that if you win by 0.001% that's treated the same as if you win by 50%. "You barely won, here's the same mandate as someone who won soundly"

Probably a bad idea, but there's an idea in there that isn't dumb.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Disenfranchisement with the system increases the less people actually pay attention to the system, both in how it functions and what it actually does.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The problem there is with the people not paying attention. Democracy requires participation or it spirals into tyranny.