Democracy is a high-friction, interpersonal, and local phenomenon rather than a frictionless, universal one.

Drawn from what Douglas Rushkoff said

What this subject means

democracy Elections, the losers accepting them, and the rules that keep power answerable to voters.

What Douglas Rushkoff actually said

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