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JRGC1 | 3 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy

Technocracy is a form of government in which the decision-maker or makers are selected on the basis of their expertise in a given area of responsibility, particularly with regard to scientific or technical knowledge.

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Dracophoenix|3 years ago

As a teenager, I thought a technocracy was the perfect system for a government. Then two issues presented to me:

- There are plenty of dictators and autocrats with top-flight degrees in the sciences, economics and civil engineering.

- The majority of the most able and intelligent people do more to avoid a political life than strive for one.

After reading the Fountainhead, it became quite clear why expertise should not imply rule.