Your conclusion assumes that direct democracy tends to affect things that have little real impact on the humans voting on them.
People don't take voting seriously because voting feels less like casting a vote, and more like buying a raffle ticket. "Enter for a chance for your vote to be taken seriously."
However, in small communities and towns, I think they often vote on things that are important to them and end up taking it seriously, and feel better off for having a say in it.
Honestly, how can people picking a funny name for a boat seriously make you come to that conclusion about direct democracy? I think rather, you already had that conclusion, and found a good anecdote to float your opinion on.
> Honestly, how can people picking a funny name for a boat seriously make you come to that conclusion about direct democracy? I think rather, you already had that conclusion, and found a good anecdote to float your opinion on.
People don't take voting seriously because voting feels less like casting a vote, and more like buying a raffle ticket. "Enter for a chance for your vote to be taken seriously."
However, in small communities and towns, I think they often vote on things that are important to them and end up taking it seriously, and feel better off for having a say in it.
Honestly, how can people picking a funny name for a boat seriously make you come to that conclusion about direct democracy? I think rather, you already had that conclusion, and found a good anecdote to float your opinion on.