This is an interesting correlation, even though it seems counter-intuitive.

The UK example seems to be going aagainst this hypothesis, but we are in early stages of this kind of political change.

One thing I have noticed is that non-powerful political figures tend to take some of the public focus away from the more powerful.

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Anyways, I have an alternative democracy. I have created the position of the "advisor", who has very limited power, but lots of respect. Maybe this advisor will serve a similar purpose as a our non-elected member of government.

https://medium.com/tiered-democratic-governance/the-tdg-essay-cf48e4b4a1eb