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Could a Technocracy be Better than Democracy?

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AustinCM
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada275 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-12 17:12:01
August 12 2011 07:49 GMT
#1
Do you think that a Technocracy could work anywhere in the world?

What is a Technocracy you ask?

A Technocracy is a form of government in which engineers, scientists, health professionals, and other technical experts are in control of decision making in their respective fields.

So do you think that it would be able to accelerate scientific discovery and advancement and how do you think it would affect the economy of the given country?\

I for one feel that this is exactly what we need and will end the OP with a quote from Winston Churchill.

"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."

How about this, I imagine a technocracy having about a dozen represenatives in each field and their decisions would need a scientific research paper sort of outlining why they made their decision, so people in those respective fields can peer review their decisions. I think that would be able to prevent any corruption.
"Somewhere, Something incredible is waiting to be known." -Carl Sagan
Emporio
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States3069 Posts
August 12 2011 07:51 GMT
#2
What is this doing in the SC2 General forum lol

Is this asking if the leaders of the world should be decided by their skill in SC2? Sounds like an awesome manga
How does it feel knowing you wasted another 3 seconds of your life reading this again?
Sworn
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada920 Posts
August 12 2011 07:52 GMT
#3
On August 12 2011 16:51 Emporio wrote:
What is this doing in the SC2 General forum lol

Is this asking if the leaders of the world should be decided by their skill in SC2? Sounds like an awesome manga


I'm cool with president Nestea unless that means nerfs to Protoss and Terran by federal command
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djRAMbO
Profile Joined February 2011
United States66 Posts
August 12 2011 07:54 GMT
#4
President Professor Nestea would nerf zerg just to make things more of a challenge, and he still would be undefeatable.
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jonathan1
Profile Joined October 2010
United States395 Posts
August 12 2011 07:54 GMT
#5
professor Tea would make an excellent commander
Netsky
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia1155 Posts
August 12 2011 07:55 GMT
#6
On August 12 2011 16:51 Emporio wrote:
What is this doing in the SC2 General forum lol

Is this asking if the leaders of the world should be decided by their skill in SC2? Sounds like an awesome manga


Interesting idea - not really comfortable with Blizzard having complete control of the parameters though. If they or their supporters don't like World President Nestea out comes the nerf stick for Zerg.
RoyaleBrainSlug
Profile Joined December 2010
United States295 Posts
August 12 2011 07:55 GMT
#7
On August 12 2011 16:52 Sworn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2011 16:51 Emporio wrote:
What is this doing in the SC2 General forum lol

Is this asking if the leaders of the world should be decided by their skill in SC2? Sounds like an awesome manga


I'm cool with president Nestea unless that means nerfs to Protoss and Terran by federal command


And the thread goes down hill from here,

Personally I think Boxer, community proclaimed emperor, should lead. The man has far more experiance and credentials (bw, not sc2) than nestea.
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AustinCM
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada275 Posts
August 12 2011 07:56 GMT
#8
Hurry mods, the peeps in General will be confused at the first 5 posts xD.
"Somewhere, Something incredible is waiting to be known." -Carl Sagan
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
August 12 2011 08:01 GMT
#9
That sounds like haters of president MC trying to sabotage him. But he hasn't been impeached yet!
On the other hand, automated tournaments may indeed be the future...
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Giwoon
Profile Joined December 2010
Korea (South)431 Posts
August 12 2011 08:01 GMT
#10
i think this should be in blogs or general forums

mods please dont close this D: i want some discussions for thissss cuz its pretty interesting
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tertle
Profile Joined February 2010
Australia328 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-12 08:02:41
August 12 2011 08:01 GMT
#11
Actually I'm very strongly in favour of the technocracy concept, but maybe mixed with a form of democracy.

I don't understand how a guy with a degree in business should be appointed communications (technology) minster, or a lawyer head of health. It really makes no sense.
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25551 Posts
August 12 2011 08:02 GMT
#12
On August 12 2011 16:51 Emporio wrote:
What is this doing in the SC2 General forum lol

Is this asking if the leaders of the world should be decided by their skill in SC2? Sounds like an awesome manga


I would totally read that manga. Instead of elections, they'd have National Starleague Tournament. Imagine like G Gundam meets Death Note but twice as awesome and with all our favorite characters progamers.
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GreYMisT
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States6736 Posts
August 12 2011 08:03 GMT
#13
Defy Overlord Tea at your own peril
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Schelim
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Austria11528 Posts
August 12 2011 08:06 GMT
#14
fight wars by playing sc2 imo. south korea would conquer the whole world in the span of a GSL season though.
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Krogzor
Profile Joined September 2010
Korea (North)21 Posts
August 12 2011 08:06 GMT
#15
What an absurd idea.
MonsieurGrimm
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada2441 Posts
August 12 2011 08:07 GMT
#16
it seems like a very, very vague concept. are representatives from certain fields elected by the people? by their peers? is there a president or just a council of representatives? how do you make sure the different fields are represented fairly? and so on and so forth. a system based on merit rather than public approval seems nice... but I absolutely think that the general population needs a say and obviously checks and balances need to be put in place.
"60% of the time, it works - every time" - Brian Fantana on Double Reactors All The Way // "Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt
Jombozeus
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
China1014 Posts
August 12 2011 08:08 GMT
#17
Theoretically as grand as communism, with a very low plausibility with society's current form.

In a few centuries though, very likely.
Slaughter
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States20254 Posts
August 12 2011 08:09 GMT
#18
The flaw isn't in the systems themselves but in people. If you had a technocracy then those in charge would simply abuse it and suppress things challenging to their viewpoints. Just like now everyone talks over each other.
Never Knows Best.
phyren
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States1067 Posts
August 12 2011 08:09 GMT
#19
On August 12 2011 17:08 Jombozeus wrote:
Theoretically as grand as communism, with a very low plausibility with society's current form.

In a few centuries though, very likely.


I disagree. The sort of people who think they are able to make the big decisions for the general populous are exactly the sort that aren't experts.
BobMcJohnson
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
France2916 Posts
August 12 2011 08:11 GMT
#20
Probably could not be worse than the current system... I mean, I studied computer science, and when I look at the politicians in France voting some absurd, misinformed, nonsensical and impossible to enforce, the laws regarding Internet/New technologies these last couple of years, I am absolutely TERRIFIED about what the hell they are doing in domains that I don't understand properly, like healthcare, economy or whatever, because looking at their actions in stuff that I understand, I assume that in the domains that I don't understand they are doing the same ridiculous decisions, and I'm not even realising what is happening.

Dunno if my point is very clear but, yeah, Technocracy always seemed a good idea to me. That said it probably should be mixed with democracy to some extent to prevent abuses.
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