Even in a Populist Moment, Democrats Are Split on the Problem of Corporate Power • Hacker News Board

Re: Even in a Populist Moment, Democrats Are Split on the Problem of Corporate Power

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Post by vkou » Tue, Dec 16, 2025, 9:12 PM UTC

hulitu wrote: post #40

criddell wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lot of people are worried we will soon effectively have a one-party system.

You have a 1 party system with 2 fractions. There really is not so much difference between democrats and republicans.

Pretty sure there's a pretty big friggin difference between [Democrats/Romney and Bush republicans] and [MAGA republicans].

The former are nearly indistinguishable between eachother. The latter are something entirely different, and have purged all the non-crazy from their party.

Re: Even in a Populist Moment, Democrats Are Split on the Problem of Corporate Power

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Post by ClayShentrup » Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 5:52 AM UTC

nickthegreek wrote: post #11

ploden wrote: post #2

The problems in the US are systemic. There will be no significant change without abolishing the two party system.

While breaking the 2 party system seems unimaginable, I do feel like rank choice voting can do a lot to get us on a better path in the short/medium term.

nope. you need approval voting. https://asitoughttobemagazine.com/2010/07/18/score-voting/

Re: Even in a Populist Moment, Democrats Are Split on the Problem of Corporate Power

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Post by ClayShentrup » Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 5:52 AM UTC

websiteapi wrote: post #22

nickthegreek wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While breaking the 2 party system seems unimaginable, I do feel like rank choice voting can do a lot to get us on a better path in the short/medium term.

I don’t know people are so hung up on ranked choice. Approval voting is simpler to explain, doesn’t require changing ballots and can be implemented immediately. Not to mention empirically results in more moderate candidates.

yeah. https://asitoughttobemagazine.com/2010/07/18/score-voting/

Re: Even in a Populist Moment, Democrats Are Split on the Problem of Corporate Power

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Post by M95D » Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 9:23 AM UTC

bigbadfeline wrote: post #34

andrewmutz wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Experts post on social media all the time, but their voices are not given any weight beyond that of people who aren't experts on the topic. RFK jr running HHS is the wave of the future. Unfortunately, we will continue to have non-experts who generate high engagement content running policy decisions more and more in the future.

> we will continue to have non-experts who generate high engagement content running policy decisions more and more in the future. I don't see why you'd assume that only non-experts will generate high engagement content. I don't disagree but such a sweeping assumption surely needs some argumentation and elucidation. Understating the mechanics of this quite unnatural state of affairs is vastly more valuable that the me…

There are only 24h in a day and each one chooses how to invest that time.

Experts invest time in becoming experts in their field. Youtubers invest time in generating high engagement content and attracting more viewers. Can't have both.