“My main worry about referendums is that you are taking a very complicated political question that requires knowledge of a bunch of background facts in the social sciences and you're handing that question to people who don't know those facts and in fact, are systematically misinformed about them.” PeopleKnowsFactsPoliticalSocialWorryComplicatedBackgroundsBunchSocial ScienceReferendums Author:Jason Brennan
“It's often considered elitist to say that well maybe voters are uninformed and that they should know more before they cast their votes. It's strange to say that because it's also elitist to say that to run a radio station requires skill or to be a plumber requires skill and background knowledge.” KnowsShouldWellsRunningStrangeSkillsVoteCastsRadioBackgroundsStationsVotersElitistPlumberRadio StationsUninformedBackground Knowledge Author:Jason Brennan
