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And I’m saying that it’s not at all intractable in a plurality system. The closer the candidates are, the less it matters who you choose. In my example, the de

And I’m saying that it’s not at all intractable in a plurality system. The closer the candidates are, the less it matters who you choose. In my example, the decision of whether to “approve” of the horrible candidate has enormous stakes.

CarVac 8y ago
It's not that the candidates are close. It's that they're equally preferable/not preferable.
- mikeash 8y ago
  I meant “close” in terms of preference. If you rate both of them 5/7, for example, then it’s hard to choose which one to vote for, but it’s also unimportant.