James good to see you back oh thanks man look at that was probably the worst flu I ever had well hey looks like you lost a few pounds you know I'll take it oh look at that how nice is your grandma huh how much does she love you thank you Grandma oh you are so welcome dear one what do you give to Grandma thank you good girl that's it oh what you doing I'm really sorry I wasn't looking just like a cup of tea please read the sign please all I want is a cup of tea I've been to a dozen cafes all over no exceptions most of these are from my 20s I'm a completely different person and if you don't get out of here right now I'm going to call the police what the hell kind of circus is this you're telling me this is their legal process we haven't seen evidence of any codified legal framework it all seems subject to public vote at any given time Captain what she is describing is an absolute unstructured democracy there is no record of any previously discovered Society operating in such a fashion government by American Idol your world is hard to get a handle on how so well the voting and rating those badges you all wear them yeah you get one when you turn 18 and then you wear for the rest of your life it's how we can tell who's good and who's bad so this is an absolute democracy yeah how does your world work select Representatives who discuss issues and enact laws uh what about everybody else everybody deserves a voice that's what we're taught a voice should be earned not given away how do you know what foods are healthiest for your children or what medicine to take if you're sick we vote I believe you are confusing opinion with knowledge I think what he's asking is with so many voices at once how do you filter out the truth well my dad always says the majority are the truth I mean you always know what the majority wants that's what matters well you always know what the mob wants too and right now the mob wants to lobotomize my navigator everyone's scared and paranoid because nobody trusts each other and the only time anyone feels like they belong to something larger than themselves is when they're part of a mass downvote they can't come together unless they're targeting somebody it's it's not like the people are bad they're not it's just once you get so used to a messed up way of doing things it's hard to remember how to be any other way everyone's just so angry at everyone else some of them have the right to be others just get off on it