I fully believe a benevolent dictator has more capacity to be ethical than even the strongest democracy.
And it’s ridiculous to argue otherwise.
In reductive terms, there is ultimately the best decision. The thing that is the best. Humans, by definition, have varying capacity, and varying experience. I can say, unequivocally, that younger me was an idiot. And the decisions I make now are much better than the decisions I made when I was younger.
In a democracy you’re optimizing for the most acceptance of outcome. People of varying capacities and varying world views will argue their opinions, and results will be the closest to the middle ground that most people can live with.
So yes. If you’re maximizing for ethics a single person can do that.
I fully believe a benevolent dictator has more capacity to be ethical than even the strongest democracy.
And it’s ridiculous to argue otherwise.
In reductive terms, there is ultimately the best decision. The thing that is the best. Humans, by definition, have varying capacity, and varying experience. I can say, unequivocally, that younger me was an idiot. And the decisions I make now are much better than the decisions I made when I was younger.
In a democracy you’re optimizing for the most acceptance of outcome. People of varying capacities and varying world views will argue their opinions, and results will be the closest to the middle ground that most people can live with.
So yes. If you’re maximizing for ethics a single person can do that.
See, I can’t agree with anything you say if you believe ends justify all means. It’s pure Utopianism, and therefore can’t be considered meaningful.