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One thing that immediately came to mind when reading this is Hélène Landemore’s new book Politics without Politicians. She provides numerous examples - both recent and historical - of governing by lot.

As your essay went further it made me think of what President Trump is offering banks and financial institutions early access to “market moving” messages on Truth Social - obviously for a fee. It’s an example of altered transparency as we move further into plutocracy. It makes me wonder if this is what Plato envisioned…

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