The e-Lightenment Era | Jamie Joyce | TEDxOrlandoWomen

so what could politics be like with no

so what could politics be like with no politicians what would be left in

politicians what would be left in

politicians what would be left in politics with no politicians what I want

politics with no politicians what I want

politics with no politicians what I want you to imagine is it political ideas

you to imagine is it political ideas

you to imagine is it political ideas themselves separate from the people who

themselves separate from the people who

themselves separate from the people who propose them could communicate directly

propose them could communicate directly

propose them could communicate directly with each other

with each other

with each other combining collaborating conflicting and

combining collaborating conflicting and

combining collaborating conflicting and compromising but how could that be

compromising but how could that be

compromising but how could that be possible

possible

possible think about this when our country was

think about this when our country was

think about this when our country was young and an urgent message had to be

young and an urgent message had to be

young and an urgent message had to be delivered someone might have had to ride

delivered someone might have had to ride

delivered someone might have had to ride a horse for miles to go knock on a door

a horse for miles to go knock on a door

a horse for miles to go knock on a door to deliver it but now we can invisibly

to deliver it but now we can invisibly

to deliver it but now we can invisibly bounce a signal off a satellite in space

bounce a signal off a satellite in space

bounce a signal off a satellite in space and make a phone call

and make a phone call

and make a phone call urgent or not around that same time it

urgent or not around that same time it

urgent or not around that same time it was also someone’s job to ring a bell

was also someone’s job to ring a bell

was also someone’s job to ring a bell and scream official news into the

and scream official news into the

and scream official news into the streets but today which is the click of

streets but today which is the click of

streets but today which is the click of a button someone can make a social media

a button someone can make a social media

a button someone can make a social media post that’s could be seen potentially by

post that’s could be seen potentially by

post that’s could be seen potentially by hundreds of thousands of people all over

hundreds of thousands of people all over

hundreds of thousands of people all over the world in mere moments because over

the world in mere moments because over

the world in mere moments because over the years technology has replaced that

the years technology has replaced that

the years technology has replaced that once crucial role of the human being as

once crucial role of the human being as

once crucial role of the human being as the carrier and transmitter of others

the carrier and transmitter of others

the carrier and transmitter of others messages politicians however are still

messages politicians however are still

messages politicians however are still the physical carriers and transmitters

the physical carriers and transmitters

the physical carriers and transmitters of their constituents messages occupying

of their constituents messages occupying

of their constituents messages occupying relatively the same role since the 18th

relatively the same role since the 18th

relatively the same role since the 18th century metaphorically speaking and they

century metaphorically speaking and they

century metaphorically speaking and they are the horse rider sent off to

are the horse rider sent off to

are the horse rider sent off to Washington to ring bells and scream on

Washington to ring bells and scream on

Washington to ring bells and scream on our behalf but what if technology could

our behalf but what if technology could

our behalf but what if technology could replace that role what if technology

replace that role what if technology

replace that role what if technology could enable people to represent

could enable people to represent

could enable people to represent themselves and directly participate in

themselves and directly participate in

themselves and directly participate in federal legislative government

federal legislative government

federal legislative government themselves politics without politicians

themselves politics without politicians

themselves politics without politicians consider an online government model

consider an online government model

consider an online government model using which a person would not need to

using which a person would not need to

using which a person would not need to elect a politician for their platform

elect a politician for their platform

elect a politician for their platform because they could simply upload their

because they could simply upload their

because they could simply upload their own platform in that way someone’s voice

own platform in that way someone’s voice

own platform in that way someone’s voice is their vote and unlike with a system

is their vote and unlike with a system

is their vote and unlike with a system of voting some would not necessarily

of voting some would not necessarily

of voting some would not necessarily need to participate in order

need to participate in order

need to participate in order representation they would just need to

representation they would just need to

representation they would just need to check to see if their platform has

check to see if their platform has

check to see if their platform has already been represented because not

already been represented because not

already been represented because not only would a system like this not rely

only would a system like this not rely

only would a system like this not rely on the traditional politician to operate

on the traditional politician to operate

on the traditional politician to operate but it also would not rely on majority

but it also would not rely on majority

but it also would not rely on majority rule like in a Democratic Republic and

rule like in a Democratic Republic and

rule like in a Democratic Republic and that’s because it wouldn’t be one the

that’s because it wouldn’t be one the

that’s because it wouldn’t be one the internet government is a system of

internet government is a system of

internet government is a system of representation of perspectives not

representation of perspectives not

representation of perspectives not people which means it operates by what I

people which means it operates by what I

people which means it operates by what I can what I call abstract meritocracy

can what I call abstract meritocracy

can what I call abstract meritocracy which is the calculated contextualized

which is the calculated contextualized

which is the calculated contextualized merit not majority just imagine if

merit not majority just imagine if

merit not majority just imagine if society’s political ideas all together

society’s political ideas all together

society’s political ideas all together could debate directly with each other

could debate directly with each other

could debate directly with each other each of us able to make a contribution

each of us able to make a contribution

each of us able to make a contribution in a model of abstract meritocracy we

in a model of abstract meritocracy we

in a model of abstract meritocracy we may be able to counter intuitively get

may be able to counter intuitively get

may be able to counter intuitively get closer to our democratic ideals just

closer to our democratic ideals just

closer to our democratic ideals just like how counterintuitive it may at

like how counterintuitive it may at

like how counterintuitive it may at first seem to send a signal to space if

first seem to send a signal to space if

first seem to send a signal to space if you’re trying to send a message to home

you’re trying to send a message to home

you’re trying to send a message to home because in a system in which the

because in a system in which the

because in a system in which the majority does not rule minority groups

majority does not rule minority groups

majority does not rule minority groups are no longer a minority in a platform

are no longer a minority in a platform

are no longer a minority in a platform which exists online gerrymandered

which exists online gerrymandered

which exists online gerrymandered districts are no longer a problem and in

districts are no longer a problem and in

districts are no longer a problem and in a platform and that replaces politicians

a platform and that replaces politicians

a platform and that replaces politicians and instead has a program we could

and instead has a program we could

and instead has a program we could coordinate the way that people are

coordinate the way that people are

coordinate the way that people are working together in such a way so as to

working together in such a way so as to

working together in such a way so as to defend against corruption collusion and

defend against corruption collusion and

defend against corruption collusion and bias again if each of us are able to

bias again if each of us are able to

bias again if each of us are able to make our contribution that means we

make our contribution that means we

make our contribution that means we wouldn’t have to rely on representation

wouldn’t have to rely on representation

wouldn’t have to rely on representation by people who have emotional and

by people who have emotional and

by people who have emotional and ideological blind spots obvious

ideological blind spots obvious

ideological blind spots obvious limitations for capacity and patience

limitations for capacity and patience

limitations for capacity and patience and the ability to be influenced by

and the ability to be influenced by

and the ability to be influenced by money and power by separating political

money and power by separating political

money and power by separating political ideas from people and programming a

ideas from people and programming a

ideas from people and programming a deliberation between them we could

deliberation between them we could

deliberation between them we could enable the most complex and

enable the most complex and

enable the most complex and comprehensive societal communications

comprehensive societal communications

comprehensive societal communications possible puts extremely simply this is

possible puts extremely simply this is

possible puts extremely simply this is how it could work

how it could work

how it could work people would upload their ideas to the

people would upload their ideas to the

people would upload their ideas to the Internet government

Internet government

Internet government the information would be broken down

the information would be broken down

the information would be broken down catalogued

catalogued

catalogued and then programmed into the perspective

and then programmed into the perspective

and then programmed into the perspective to which it applies being written being

to which it applies being written being

to which it applies being written being ready for a debate processing people’s

ready for a debate processing people’s

ready for a debate processing people’s contributions then becomes a process of

contributions then becomes a process of

contributions then becomes a process of decentralized content analysis which

decentralized content analysis which

decentralized content analysis which cuts through but also accounts for the

cuts through but also accounts for the

cuts through but also accounts for the distractions of emotion passion and

distractions of emotion passion and

distractions of emotion passion and rhetorical trickery and allows us to get

rhetorical trickery and allows us to get

rhetorical trickery and allows us to get down to our core values and valid

down to our core values and valid

down to our core values and valid arguments of the perspectives themselves

arguments of the perspectives themselves

arguments of the perspectives themselves this system is not designed to designate

this system is not designed to designate

this system is not designed to designate a winner of a given debate but it’s to

a winner of a given debate but it’s to

a winner of a given debate but it’s to facilitate the ideation of legislative

facilitate the ideation of legislative

facilitate the ideation of legislative outcomes with practical merit to

outcomes with practical merit to

outcomes with practical merit to facilitate the ideation of innovative

facilitate the ideation of innovative

facilitate the ideation of innovative solutions to our issues in public policy

solutions to our issues in public policy

solutions to our issues in public policy because there’s going to be issues when

because there’s going to be issues when

because there’s going to be issues when these digital debates happen some some

these digital debates happen some some

these digital debates happen some some topics are just so emotionally charged

topics are just so emotionally charged

topics are just so emotionally charged that people don’t care about

that people don’t care about

that people don’t care about practicality and logic a system like

practicality and logic a system like

practicality and logic a system like abstract meritocracy allows us to find

abstract meritocracy allows us to find

abstract meritocracy allows us to find those incorrigible value conflicts so

those incorrigible value conflicts so

those incorrigible value conflicts so that we are forced to name the

that we are forced to name the

that we are forced to name the non-negotiable beliefs that we are

non-negotiable beliefs that we are

non-negotiable beliefs that we are actually talking about instead of all of

actually talking about instead of all of

actually talking about instead of all of the rhetorical reasons around it which

the rhetorical reasons around it which

the rhetorical reasons around it which are so much easier to grasp on to or

are so much easier to grasp on to or

are so much easier to grasp on to or throw around so what happens when we

throw around so what happens when we

throw around so what happens when we reach an impasse when we find one of

reach an impasse when we find one of

reach an impasse when we find one of these incorrigible conflicts and values

these incorrigible conflicts and values

these incorrigible conflicts and values and we have to face it what’s next we

and we have to face it what’s next we

and we have to face it what’s next we find a solution to the problem we start

find a solution to the problem we start

find a solution to the problem we start I da ting innovative solutions we feed

I da ting innovative solutions we feed

I da ting innovative solutions we feed them back through the system and we

them back through the system and we

them back through the system and we score them mathematically on their

score them mathematically on their

score them mathematically on their practicality and merit does that sound

practicality and merit does that sound

practicality and merit does that sound so crazy of a thing to do I don’t think

so crazy of a thing to do I don’t think

so crazy of a thing to do I don’t think so at all I don’t think it’s crazy at

so at all I don’t think it’s crazy at

so at all I don’t think it’s crazy at all in fact I think it’s the

all in fact I think it’s the

all in fact I think it’s the quintessentially American thing to do

quintessentially American thing to do

quintessentially American thing to do because at our Constitutional Convention

because at our Constitutional Convention

because at our Constitutional Convention our founders dealt with several

our founders dealt with several

our founders dealt with several incorrigible ideological conflicts you

incorrigible ideological conflicts you

incorrigible ideological conflicts you could not be more diametrically opposed

could not be more diametrically opposed

could not be more diametrically opposed than the Federalists versus the

than the Federalists versus the

than the Federalists versus the anti-federalists small states wanting

anti-federalists small states wanting

anti-federalists small states wanting equal representation and large states

equal representation and large states

equal representation and large states wanting representative

wanting representative

wanting representative representation proportionate

representation proportionate

representation proportionate representation and then pro-slavery

representation and then pro-slavery

representation and then pro-slavery delegates versus the abolitionist ones

delegates versus the abolitionist ones

delegates versus the abolitionist ones our country almost did not unite the

our country almost did not unite the

our country almost did not unite the United States of America almost never

United States of America almost never

United States of America almost never was sure we won the war but we almost

was sure we won the war but we almost

was sure we won the war but we almost couldn’t resolve our internal conflicts

couldn’t resolve our internal conflicts

couldn’t resolve our internal conflicts our Constitution was incredibly

our Constitution was incredibly

our Constitution was incredibly innovative for its day and both it and

innovative for its day and both it and

innovative for its day and both it and our country was created and ever since

our country was created and ever since

our country was created and ever since we’ve been working on making it better

as for my suggested government upgrade

as for my suggested government upgrade if it seems as though it belongs in some

if it seems as though it belongs in some

if it seems as though it belongs in some sort of utopian or dystopian sci-fi

sort of utopian or dystopian sci-fi

sort of utopian or dystopian sci-fi future ruled by robots this idea is also

future ruled by robots this idea is also

future ruled by robots this idea is also not so far away from who we are as you

not so far away from who we are as you

not so far away from who we are as you may think because it actually came from

may think because it actually came from

may think because it actually came from the first American his works inspired

the first American his works inspired

the first American his works inspired this model his works inspired me and

this model his works inspired me and

this model his works inspired me and when Benjamin Franklin’s final speech

when Benjamin Franklin’s final speech

when Benjamin Franklin’s final speech was read at the Constitutional

was read at the Constitutional

was read at the Constitutional Convention he advocated for a united

Convention he advocated for a united

Convention he advocated for a united America for ratification

America for ratification

America for ratification despite the faults in the Constitution

despite the faults in the Constitution

despite the faults in the Constitution saying thus I can censor to this

saying thus I can censor to this

saying thus I can censor to this Constitution because I expect no better

Constitution because I expect no better

Constitution because I expect no better and because I am not sure that it is not

and because I am not sure that it is not

and because I am not sure that it is not the best well standing in front of you

the best well standing in front of you

the best well standing in front of you now two hundred and thirty years later

now two hundred and thirty years later

now two hundred and thirty years later seeing that so much about us has

seeing that so much about us has

seeing that so much about us has persisted even though so much in the

persisted even though so much in the

persisted even though so much in the world has changed given the new

world has changed given the new

world has changed given the new technological tools we have to work with

technological tools we have to work with

technological tools we have to work with I want to say that I’m not sure that

I want to say that I’m not sure that

I want to say that I’m not sure that what I have proposed is the best but

what I have proposed is the best but

what I have proposed is the best but that I know we can do better thank you

that I know we can do better thank you

that I know we can do better thank you [Applause]