The problem is one can't critically think their way out of everything. One, there isn't enough time in the day. And two, some things are counter intuitive and take years of study to comprehend. At some point you have to trust authority. In a democracy you have to find the persons you can trust, vote for them, and trust their authority for a duration. When this trust breaks down the system collapses and no amount of transparency in the system can save it. This is the path we are heading down. We(often rightfully) can't trust authority anymore and we can't rely on people who don't know what they're talking about to lead us either.