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> "The problem isn't systematic coercion of choice, it's widespread popular biases..." what is "widespread popular biases" but systemic coercions? and no, we
by clairity 6y ago
> "The problem isn't systematic coercion of choice, it's widespread popular biases..."
what is "widespread popular biases" but systemic coercions?
and no, we specifically don't need to understand individuals, just the systemic coercions (so we can counteract them).
- nickff 6y ago'Systemic coercion' implies outside influence; citizens suffer from a number of internal biases, entirely aside from outside issues. Please just take a look at some of the literature on voter ignorance.
- clairity 6y agothere's no reasonable evidence that people are too dumb/ignorant to make a good electorate. that's primarily ego talking. and we don't need to correct for internal biases over a population because, by definition, internal biases are uncorrelated. but you said "popular", which is a social bias that correlates beliefs.