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Analogies between Digg and democracy are flawedAnalogies between Digg and democracy are flawedPosted Jun 26, 2009 1:12 UTC (Fri) by gdt (subscriber, #6284)In reply to: The flaw is inherent in the design by proski Parent article: Digg, Dug, Buried: How Linux news disappears (ComputerWorld)
An important aspect of democracy is the election -- where everyone votes roughly simultaneously -- which limits gamesmanship, including that described in the article. Digg is an ongoing popularity poll, not a democracy.
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