confession: i read this book more out of curiosity than anything else and i definitely was not expecting to side so hard with democracy based on sortition but I NOW DO. If you are also a curious sort of person trust me and give this book a chance so we can all have a Big Think.

"A body of elected representatives undoubtedly has more technical competencies within it than a body chosen by lot, but everyone is an expert on their own life. What is the use of a parliament full of highly educated lawyers if few of them know the price of bread?"

Nuke the distinction between governors and the governed *guillotine emoji*