I strongly disagree. With ECG * communities can create shared value sets. https://www.ecogood.org/what-is-ecg/

& with Systemic Consensus they can choose the option which has the broadest backing (aka does the least collective harm). Watch it in action as of minute 12:00 onwards >

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsO-b0_r-5Y

Systemic Consensus is far more resilient towards manipulation than our very much outdated system of democracy. On that point, I agree with you. Its high time for a serious system update.

Let's focus and join forces to put our energy into creating and applying these positive solutions. Time to leave all what it's not (and all wrong with the world) behind us and move forwards to what we do want. We make our future.