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rvztoday at 2:47 PM2 repliesview on HN

Now you have seen both cases where a majority vote was involved to allow AI or not, vs a single core beloved dictator for life (BDFL) forces a ban without a vote to allow / disallow AI.

This is democracy in action. A fair and square vote and look at how well it works with no core BDFL to force in their opinions.


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ghostDancertoday at 2:56 PM

There are several occurrences in history that the democratic majority has chosen the "wrong" person/way/thing. Democracy is considered the best system but it's not perfect.

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kfksjcjsidjdtoday at 3:22 PM

Democracy is the dictatorship of the majority. And if you naively assume that the majority always knows best, then I suggest you pick up a few history books.

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