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Bayesian democracy - Sam Gentle.com

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I was reading today about liquid democracy, which is a kind of improvement on direct democracy. Most of what makes direct democracy difficult, aside from the logistical difficulties of holding so many votes, is just that most people don't need to have an opinion on most issues. In liquid democracy you can just delegate your vote to someone else when you want. That can be a friend or a community leader all the way up to a traditional-style professional politician. But of course you still have the problem of knowing who to delegate to. In some cases you can rely on there being a public figure whose opinion you trust. However, for many issues that process could be just as onerous as figuring out which way to vote. Some of the liquid democracy systems also seem to suggest that you could delegate certain topic areas, ie you have an environment delegate and an economy delegate. Though it's not clear exactly who would decide how things fall into those categories, or what would happen if an is

Bayesian democracy I was reading today about liquid democracy , which is a kind of improvement on direct democracy. Most of what makes direct democracy difficult, aside from the logistical difficulties of holding so many votes, is just that most people don't need to have an opinion on most issues. In liquid democracy you can just delegate your vote to someone else when you want. That can be a friend or a community leader all the way up to a traditional-style professional politician. But of course you still have the problem of knowing who to delegate to. In some cases you can rely on there bein

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