Rebuilding democracy from the ground up: the Digital Democracy Project (Feat. Ramon Perez)

(00:00:00) Rebuilding democracy from the ground up: the Digital Democracy Project (Feat. Ramon Perez) (00:00:52) Introducing our guest, Ramon Perez and the Digital Democracy Project (00:03:18) The motivation behind the Digital Democracy Project (00:06:05) Gerrymandering, a major flaw in the current U.S. political system (00:09:10) More gerrymandering leads to more political apathy (00:11:57) Technology in democracy and electoral processes (00:14:39) A growing crisis of trust in politics, leaders, and media (00:17:26) AI as a cutting-edge tool for the masses to understand legislation (00:23:22) The future of American democracy Politics in the U.S. is a winner-take-all system. If there is no letting up as the country is becoming more polarized, how can voters still hold their elected officials accountable? There may be a solution! In this episode, Gav and Dave speak with Ramon Perez, AI technology executive and military veteran, from the Digital Democracy Project about the misaligned incentive structures shaping modern politics in America. Rather than treating misinformation or polarization as isolated failures, the discussion focuses on how platforms, lobbyists, media organizations, and representatives are rewarded for behavior that undermines trust and pushes the national discourse toward conflict.The result is an environment where bad incentives become self-reinforcing, moderation becomes risky and systems built to increase engagement slowly start influencing how institutions govern themselves, an alarming foundation for public life.But there’s hope—as long as we’re actively involved and actively participate in the process.Go to https://vote.gov/ to register to vote if you haven’t!To find out more about the Digital Democracy Project, go to: https://digitaldemocracyproject.org/If you enjoyed the episode, like, comment, share, and subscribe with a friend. We sincerely appreciate it!All the best from both of us On the Fringe,Dave and Gav