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Should we choose politicians by lottery? | Jeremy Lent
We see elections as the foundation of our democracy, but Aristotle thought they create an oligarchy. In ancient Athens, democracy worked by choosing leaders among ordinary citizens by lottery. How could we revive this idea to improve today’s democratic systems?
In this episode, we speak with Jeremy Lent, tech CEO turned author, about the idea behind his new book Ecocivilization: how we can redesign our economy, democracy and technology so everyone can thrive.
We cover:
Why, despite the many problems of our civilization, saying it’s “malfunctioning” isn’t accurate
Why typical metrics of…
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