42 is from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 69 is a sex position, 420 refers to weed
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I agree that humans are stupid, and even in a perfect democracy would never do what would actually be best for them. But by collectively making decisions we believe are the best, we can get closer to what's best for us than any dictator could.
Maybe in a far future, some advanced benevolent AI that actually knows better and isn't corrupt can govern for us, like a zookeeper or a parent. But till then, democracy is the best we have.
It's not like I hate other operating systems, I just really like the idea of FOSS and try to use it whenever possible.
https://youtu.be/nqE5Nz5unco?si=33Dd9jmwQSGKEJ2N
Only one hour, but I found it interesting.
I think most humans have a certain desire to gossip, probably a side effect of us being social animals. I can imagine that gossiping can be somewhat beneficial if you live in a tribe or small town.
With our way of life shifting to large cities in which you hardly know your neighbour, and digitalization making sure we regularly see these celebrities, I can see how that might trick our brains into caring about their everyday lives.
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