17 hours ago
- Politics selects for charisma and confidence, not governance competence.
- Ruling requires engineering under constraints, but elections reward mood and recall, not skill.
- Voters are swayed by recent events like shark attacks, football losses, or weather, not by actual governing performance.
- Other high-stakes roles (surgeon, pilot) are filled based on competence, but political leadership is not.
- The selection mechanism is flawed, akin to an astrologer practicing astronomy.
- Arguing on behalf of a coalition is unpaid theater; real impact is in local budget decisions.
- Redirect attention to local governance where showing up changes outcomes.