I can also think of some social functions that I think random chance is appropriate for:
Most Western, democratic countries select jurors for a trial by one’s peers by lottery and I consider this to be an important aspect of having a more “just” justice system – particularly compared to what preceded this system: trial by one’s betters (a magistrate).
Most Western, democratic countries select jurors for a trial by one’s peers by lottery and I consider this to be an important aspect of having a more “just” justice system – particularly compared to what preceded this system: trial by one’s betters (a magistrate).
In Ireland, we’ve also also recently started using Citizens’ Assemblies who are randomly selected to make recommendations on matters of public policy to the houses of parliament: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens%27_Assembly_(Ireland)