How can someone 1000’s of kilometers away solve some problems he is not familiar with?
A simple phone call with persons his/her trust or constituents would solve the issue, assumed the politician listens to the people's voice.
It is utter naive to think someone works for them, politicians solve the problems they have first and foremost, then there friends and corrupt partner. This Plandemic is a good exaple.
Yes, that's human nature. I don't believe a machine or AI can solve that problem because the creator controls it. The separation of power and checks and balances are better, assumed not all branches colluded.
a system of direct democracy would see academics, intellectuals and members of the 1% leading the charge on certain issues, with the remaining population deferring to their respective ideologues.
Sadly, education has become an effective brainwashing tool both for the left and the right. Most academics and intellectuals won't bother to study both sides of the arguments and often doing crappy research just to have supporting arguments.