
A Prison of Rules: Transitioning to Semitised post-democracy
The age we’re living in is one in which we transition from democracy to bureaucracy. The essence of bureaucracy is rules; static; superficially inflexible; but vulnerable to covert manipulation. The essence of democracy is judgement; dynamic; adaptable; continuously refined. Just as many European states are nominal monarchies where the monarch has been deprived of any real power, the new techno-bureaucracies will preserve the external forms … Continue reading A Prison of Rules: Transitioning to Semitised post-democracy