Could it be that social media is giving us a glimpse of what unfettered (direct) democracy actually looks like?
There are at least a couple flaws in this viewpoint: that social media is mostly controlled by a privileged few, and with enough resources an individual can gain more votes (if you consider an account as a vote). But social media is basically letting everyone have a voice in the conversation, and the result is kind of gross sometimes.
In other words, maybe its undermining our current system by actually being more technically democratic.
There are at least a couple flaws in this viewpoint: that social media is mostly controlled by a privileged few, and with enough resources an individual can gain more votes (if you consider an account as a vote). But social media is basically letting everyone have a voice in the conversation, and the result is kind of gross sometimes.
In other words, maybe its undermining our current system by actually being more technically democratic.