And in a citizen assembly, especially using bridging algorithms, this gives virality to the middle ground, to the uncommon ground that is collectively discovered. And so once again, I think this depolarization is really key. After hundreds of such exercises, the people of Taiwan understand that democracy is not just voting every four years, it is a continuous motion that with 5,000 signatures, anyone can get a cross-party, even post-partisan conversation on any emerging topic.

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