Even "superior" online characters don't care about politics."

This is evidence that democracy is dysfunctional and we need to fix and or change how it works.

There are many important issues of a 'specialist' nature and or of minority interest or that only affect a small percentage of the population that government should address but has either failed to do so or done so inadequately.

If these issues only affect a few citizens or there are only a few pushing government to address them then there's less chance they will be dealt with in a fair and equitable manner. That 'disinterest' of the majority means there is no general oversight of these minority issues no matter how important they are. Thus government decisions about these issues will usually be influenced by the protagonists and lobbyists who have the most power and influence—their wishes prevail and win out even if not in the best interest of the citizenry as a whole.

There are thousands of issues that fall into this category—treaties signed on request of big business, regulations changed or weakened to benefit the few, etc. Take copyright law for instance, in the digital age it needs a gross overhaul but is resisted by vested interests, big publishers etc., also it's protected by international treaties which adds further resistance to change.

The majority of the population couldn't give a damn about copyright so the powerful get their way despite that the majority of citizens would benefit from its reform.

This is just one indictment of democracy's failure, there are thousands more. Moreover, as society becomes more complex and the needs of people become even more diversified, the failure will become even more evident.

When we look at the dysfunctional nature of current politics it's clear we urgently need to rethink how we are governed. A dysfunctional democracy has high potential to morph into totalitarianism.