What Douglas Rushkoff thinks about democracy

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Media theorist and writer; author of Program or Be Programmed and Team Human, and host of the Team Human podcast.

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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Douglas Rushkoff has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 9 Mar 2026

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

   Their wordsDemocracy is not a frictionless, universal phenomenon, but a high-friction, interpersonal, local phenomenon.

   ↗Douglas Rushkoffrushkoff.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece