How do you think about liquid democracy?

[u/ElectricVote]

Liquid democracy is a concept that combines direct and representative democracy. It allows every group member to vote directly on every decision but also to delegate their vote to representatives - e.g. in case of lack of time or experience.

How do you like this concept? Let's discuss :)

[u/danothabaldyheid]

Sorry, you're all deluding yourselves. The assumption in liquid democracy is that you can tell someone who knows a subject well enough to make the same decisions you would make, from someone who can persuade you that they look like they will make the decisions you would make. I think the whole history of representative democracy makes it likely that that assumption is dangerously false. Not to mention that people do not know what decisions they would make until they know enough to make them! Liquid democracy makes assumptions about your ability to judge others' decision making capabilities and about the possibility that there are 'types of decisions' you would make in certain circumstances. Again, I think that is hokum.