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I suppose, although with the money system it seem like there is this crazy hyperparameter of how much a single vote costs. Plus, if you want to make things mor
by ykler 9y ago
I suppose, although with the money system it seem like there is this crazy hyperparameter of how much a single vote costs. Plus, if you want to make things more economically equal (which is something we should want), you can do that with redistributive taxation. There are pragmatic considerations of what can get passed, but the same is true of voting reform. (Many people will make their decisions based on whether it will benefit their causes. This is why, for example, we have gerrymandering and left-right polarization on issues like making voter registration easy or allowing felons to vote or electoral college reform. General principles take a backseat, perhaps even rightly to some extent, to what one believes will lead to good outcomes.)
- HelloNurse 9y agoVote cost is not a crazy hyperparameter: it's only an arbitrary unit of measure. If votes "cost twice as much" everyone buys sqrt(Xi/2) votes rather than sqrt(Xi), by spending a fixed sum Xi that depends on the utility of winning the vote. Results are unchanged.