Sharp take by @JerusalemDemsas: When public participation is just ad hoc input by whoever shows up, government doesn’t work.
But if we limit our imagination to BAD participation or LESS participation, we’re missing something big: 🧵
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… There are better ways to practice democracy, being used around the world. To make government work, we need to do participation & representation better, not less.
As @landemore writes, it’s time to change how people can govern.
newyorker.com/news/the-futur…