First of all, thanks for a great app that I have been using ever since I joined Lemmy, it made the whole transition from that other place much easier.
With the recent addition of gesture configuration I was wondering if you would add two very important functions I found missing: back and forward. While there is the option to do the left edge swipe to go back I find it imprecise to execute (I often scroll up or down instead) and uncomfortable to reach for my thumb (I am left handed and use the phone primarily with that hand).
Back when I used Apollo I had the short left and right swipes set to go back and forward and it made the browsing experience much more comfortable for me, I could execute the gestures from the screen center very easily.
Thanks for the read and consideration
That’s simply unrealistic to implement right away though. The best realistic system I could see would be the Swiss system except online.
There the citizens vote on all major decisions, requiring politicians to either take on issues of importance to the people or to make their policies palatable to the general population if they hope for it to pass.
This seems like a reasonable middle ground to ensure that citizens stay informed and engaged - at least on big issues - and that their leaders are generally required to consider the wishes of the people.
I could see monthly or bimonthly digital voting on a handful of current issues work out well, provided they are presented in a digestible format to the average citizen.
If people have to do hours of research to even understand what the question is they will very likely just vote whatever or ask their friends what they voted. Worst case even sell their votes on issues they don’t care about.