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"Perhaps what we need is a fourth branch of government, smallish and economical, operating independently, with a mission to build and maintain a friendly user interface for citizens to manage their government. Apple could have pulled that off in its glory years, when Steve Jobs was doing all the work and his 60,000 employees filled their time spreading spiteful anecdotes about him. Imagine being able to go to one website to see the best arguments for and against every issue, with links to support or refute every factual claim. And imagine that professional arbitrators would score each argument. A good judge can believe a defendant is guilty and still rule that the prosecutor didn’t make his case. Arguments can be graded for context, accuracy and logic. Citizens need that sort of help because we’re not good at sorting the good arguments from the bad. Sometimes we don’t even know the difference between science and magic. I’d give examples, but there’s a nonzero chance Satan is real and irony attracts his attention."
Scott Adams: What If Government Were More Like an iPod? - WSJ.com
