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You don't really need legislative government when you can vote laws directly (through the internet).

Interesting article.

However, there is a risk of bugs as in any code rewrite, don't you think?

Exactly. Honestly though, laws are the bandaids trying to patch up a poorly designed society. Nevertheless, the point was that technology can (and will) eliminate the need for bureaucracy.

This kind of world is hard for most to imagine without borrowing from hollywood fantasies of either chaos or some dystopia which are more sensational and indulge in the viewer's sense of fear of the unknown (the future).

I don't think removing the last shred of accountability from lawmakers while introducing even more populism is the right way to go.

Exactly - the great think about populism in the form of internet petitions is that the laws proposed don't actually have to work as intended and the proponents don't have the responsibility of dealing with the consequences

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