Klaus is not saying anything new or controversial. He is merely trying to convert the current election system into a more efficient one, environmentally sustainable.
Right now we have huge nation-wide campaigns which cost a lot of money and require a lot of work by thousands of dedicated people. It is the analytical part in Schwab’s terminology. Then we have the actual voting activities, involving immense energy consumption (the machines), time and aerobatics with the results, output from the machines against the winners. He calls it the predictive power, which is prone to human error and somewhat uncontrollable. And the final stage, called the prescriptive mode by Schwab, in his own words: “Why do we need elections, because we know what result will be.” This one has been the essential core of every election system worldwide since the invention of elections. Even in the smallest companies and agencies.
Franklin D. Roosevelt said it in open text: “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
Klaus Schwab is only trying to gently help us to understand that we need to drop stages one and two, save money, save time, save effort, and accept the winner right away - because he has already been chosen and approved, as endorsed by Roosevelt.
I think he already answered your question before you asked: “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
Why is everybody so ticklish about it?
Klaus is not saying anything new or controversial. He is merely trying to convert the current election system into a more efficient one, environmentally sustainable.
Right now we have huge nation-wide campaigns which cost a lot of money and require a lot of work by thousands of dedicated people. It is the analytical part in Schwab’s terminology. Then we have the actual voting activities, involving immense energy consumption (the machines), time and aerobatics with the results, output from the machines against the winners. He calls it the predictive power, which is prone to human error and somewhat uncontrollable. And the final stage, called the prescriptive mode by Schwab, in his own words: “Why do we need elections, because we know what result will be.” This one has been the essential core of every election system worldwide since the invention of elections. Even in the smallest companies and agencies.
Franklin D. Roosevelt said it in open text: “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
Klaus Schwab is only trying to gently help us to understand that we need to drop stages one and two, save money, save time, save effort, and accept the winner right away - because he has already been chosen and approved, as endorsed by Roosevelt.
"Environmentally sustainable" is definitely something I strive for in elections. 😉
Explain Trump. Explain Brexit. Explain Milei.
We should never be ruled by AI gods, which is what Klaus is talking about more broadly.
So true. Maybe that's why 76.9% comments on Substacks are created bu AI. But don't worry, it will improve.
I think he already answered your question before you asked: “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”