Re: Demarchy
I had to look this one up. First result included a Wizard of ID cartoon.
Lackey: "I've just uncovered a plot to underthrow the government."
King: "You mean overthrow."
Lackey: "No, they say they can't throw it far enough."
Yes, demarchy solves some problems. Introduces others.
1) It might give better results for the country as a whole, but if it happened to pick you then would you be happy? If you ran a business, a four-year gap might screw it thoroughly. If you were in a good position in IT, the four-year gap and consequent lack of current knowledge/experience would hamper your chances of getting an equivalent position afterwards. People try to evade a few weeks of jury duty for similar reasons...
2) Foreseeing that it might be hard to get a job as good as the one you had before serving in government, would you be tempted to fuck things up so badly that there had to be a new lottery after a couple of weeks?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
