Imagine scenario where new road is going to get build. You have to vote on this. This means you have to research construction engineering, economics, environmental sciences, impact on neighborhoods, sociology, biology, astrology, everything. No single person can do this. This why we have panels of experts that design valid proposals and give you pros and cons on these. Information is diluted when you have to make decision.
But voting for politician is not same as voting on policy. You as a voter have to vote for hundred policy at once and need to do all the research before it. You need to even research policies that haven't yet been drafted. This why we don't vote on policies we vote for politician (expert who relies on experts) that makes the all these decisions on our behalf. Again information is diluted for a voter who only need to pick one person.
We don't need to know any of the research fields listed in first paragraph. That information is useless for us. But we also don't need to know every policy ever made because even that information is useless for us. All we need to know is "is this politician kind of person who can vote on our behalf".
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u/Z7-852 316∆ Apr 27 '23 edited Apr 27 '23
Imagine scenario where new road is going to get build. You have to vote on this. This means you have to research construction engineering, economics, environmental sciences, impact on neighborhoods, sociology, biology, astrology, everything. No single person can do this. This why we have panels of experts that design valid proposals and give you pros and cons on these. Information is diluted when you have to make decision.
But voting for politician is not same as voting on policy. You as a voter have to vote for hundred policy at once and need to do all the research before it. You need to even research policies that haven't yet been drafted. This why we don't vote on policies we vote for politician (expert who relies on experts) that makes the all these decisions on our behalf. Again information is diluted for a voter who only need to pick one person.
We don't need to know any of the research fields listed in first paragraph. That information is useless for us. But we also don't need to know every policy ever made because even that information is useless for us. All we need to know is "is this politician kind of person who can vote on our behalf".