Contacting your representative is frustrating. Today’s tribalism drives vilification and fear. Americans mostly agree on the important issues. Only the differences are highlighted. How do we align priorities and hold representatives accountable?
Social and collaborative prioritization at the local level.
Trolling and interference reduced by participation limits.
Source code, algorithms, and operating information is available for public review.
The same methods that drive divisive content in social media, repurposed for coalition building.
The lives of most people are much more directly impacted by local politics than by the national level. News and social media often paint the opposite picture, pulling attention and resources away from the local level.
Contribute
Parties have coalesced around radical positions on hot button issues. Splitting votes based on extreme issues creates a system that doesn’t work for anyone.
Online communities enable greater participation by people who lack transportation or control of their schedules. Allowing asynchronous engagement lets more people be heard.
Private industry has turned these technologies on their users to achieve optimizations, though many are driven by growth or revenue. The same methods can serve altruistic goals if the right governance and oversight are established.
