Democracy 2.0

The idea that the internet allows us to access all kinds on information sounds very exciting. Publicly available data has the potential to change how people get involved in politics. My knee jerk reaction, though, is that we can't expect our people to let go of their tight grip on apathy and get interested. Democracy will always be about who talks louder, not accurate representation of groups of individuals.
I think that expecting a conversation between representatives and constituents is a little naive, just like Pia says in her TED talk. There are too many people and too few officials for real, effective conversations.
I think that as people sit behind their computers judging politicians, and coming up with new and exciting ways for millennials to ignore politics, we should all remember that we hopefully have taken the time to educate ourselves about what it takes to make the big decisions we're criticizing.
Last note as always: I never claim to KNOW very many things, especially when we're talking about places I've never been, people I've never known, theories I've never tested, and experiences I've never had.