This is the reality right now. Dictatorships and Juntas arise if enough voters (nerds in this case) are apathetic.
The totalitarian (and corporate) Steering Councils that pop up in some OSS projects are rarely elected by a majority. Nasty politicians and the mentally ill apply and get 30% of the votes. The rest of the voters do not apply or care enough to vote them out.
Historically, even Hitler never had a majority in an election. He got total power by the enabling act:
The totalitarian (and corporate) Steering Councils that pop up in some OSS projects are rarely elected by a majority. Nasty politicians and the mentally ill apply and get 30% of the votes. The rest of the voters do not apply or care enough to vote them out.
Historically, even Hitler never had a majority in an election. He got total power by the enabling act:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enabling_Act_of_1933
He was also mentally ill and a meth addict later in life. Please remember such cases before falling into apathy.