Having worked at reddit, I can tell you first hand that direct democracy would never work.
Imagine all of the low information voters you know being asked to vote on complex technical issues that even most representatives can't grasp, most of whom have completed many years of post-graduate college.
Direct democracy is great in theory but the representative part play an important role in balancing the flighty whims of the masses with reality.
Imagine all of the low information voters you know being asked to vote on complex technical issues that even most representatives can't grasp, most of whom have completed many years of post-graduate college.
Direct democracy is great in theory but the representative part play an important role in balancing the flighty whims of the masses with reality.