By Futurist Thomas Frey
When will we see the first global election with over 500 million people voting from over 50 different countries? Will they be voting for a person, or voting on an issue? If it’s a person, what position will that person be running for? And if it’s an issue, what issue will be so compelling that everyone wants to vote on it?
Will it ever happen?
The idea of global elections is not new. In fact, people have dabbled with the concept for centuries. However, the Internet has opened up an entirely new toolbox of possibilities, making what once seemed impossible now merely very difficult.
We already have a template: Eurovision. Every year, over 200 million people across 40+ countries participate in voting for a singing competition. It’s not politics, but it proves that massive cross-border coordinated voting works. People care enough to participate. The technology handles the volume. Results are accepted as legitimate.
If we can do it for music, why not for issues that actually matter?
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