You’re advocating for a technocracy then, basically.
A system that sounds nice in theory (experts decide everything, surely that’s good, right?) but there would be decision makers with no accountability to the people they’re serving, lies and propaganda would potentially be more common and marginalised groups could end up even more marginalised, because the “experts” think it’s okay and there’s nothing you can do about it.
I mean that’s pretty much what’s going on right now under democracy. Lies and propaganda rule the roost leading to rampant marginalization of minorities not to mention turning the government into a straight kleptocracy. With the experts in charge at least you have a chance they kind of understand what they’re doing.
What test, specifically, do we implement to tell whether or not someone “know[s] the most basic of facts”?
How do we make sure that this test is kept up-to-date as information changes?
Who administers this test?
When is the test administered?
No matter how I try to answer these questions in a way that’s consistent with reality, all my ideas dead-end at outcomes that suck and only get worse over time.
Jackthelad@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You’re advocating for a technocracy then, basically.
A system that sounds nice in theory (experts decide everything, surely that’s good, right?) but there would be decision makers with no accountability to the people they’re serving, lies and propaganda would potentially be more common and marginalised groups could end up even more marginalised, because the “experts” think it’s okay and there’s nothing you can do about it.
FMT99@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I mean that’s pretty much what’s going on right now under democracy. Lies and propaganda rule the roost leading to rampant marginalization of minorities not to mention turning the government into a straight kleptocracy. With the experts in charge at least you have a chance they kind of understand what they’re doing.
mandarins@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
airbreather@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Some questions to challenge your proposal:
No matter how I try to answer these questions in a way that’s consistent with reality, all my ideas dead-end at outcomes that suck and only get worse over time.
mandarins@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago