I am optimistic about the prospects in the sense of, i do think it is possible to imagine functioning a flourishing democratic institutions. A good, functioning, long term, healthy democracy will be good for everybody. And that, again, doesn't happen automatically. Got to work at it.
Welcome to the March 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). I take the large number of questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable size — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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