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It gets rid of "I wanna vote for X, but they don't have a chance" and thus leads to more honest votes. IMO the major downside is complexity.

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ehmmmmmmmm 5y ago
It also gets rid of people who are too dumb to understand RCV. Hee hee. Intellectual filter on the voting population. :)
- fourseventy 5y ago
  dude
- thepete2 5y ago
  I very much want dumb people to have representation.
  - ehmmmmmmmm 5y ago
    No, you don't want dumb people to have representation, because idiots will spread misinformation (everything from climate change being fake to masks being unnecessary) and adopt corrupt practices to garner their votes. Smart people are less vulnerable to misinformation. You want people who believe science, have a sense of foresight for several years, understand international politics, and how resources and economics work to decide the future of the country.
    - goatse-4-u 5y ago
      You're the problem. Go fuck yourself you repulsive elitist prick: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * / \ \ / \ * *| | \ | | * *| `. | | : * *` | | \| | * * \ | / / \\\ ____ \\ : * * \ \/ ___~~ ~____| \ | * * \ \__~ ~__\ | * * \_ \ _.______ .______\| | * * \ \______// _ ___ _ (_(__> \ | * * \ . C ___) ______ (_(____> | / * * /\ | C ____)/ \ (_____> |_/ * * / /\| C_____) | (___> / \ * * | ( _C_____)\______/ // _/ / \ * * | \ |__ \\_________// (__/ | * * | \ \____) `____ ___' | * * | \_ ___\ /_ _/ | * * | / | | \ | * * | | / \ \ | * * | / / | | \ |* * | / / \__/\___/ | |* * | / | | | |* * | | | | | |* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
obelos 5y ago
Another downside is that while it does prevent spoilers, RCV doesn’t prevent other forms of vote splitting. It keeps an unlikely outlier candidate from tanking the consensus candidate, but it doesn't prevent splits between three or more viable candidates. This is especially problematic because one most important supposed qualities of RCV, according to its advocates, is that it makes more candidates more viable.

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ehmmmmmmmm 5y ago

It also gets rid of people who are too dumb to understand RCV. Hee hee. Intellectual filter on the voting population. :)

fourseventy 5y ago
dude
thepete2 5y ago
I very much want dumb people to have representation.
- ehmmmmmmmm 5y ago
  No, you don't want dumb people to have representation, because idiots will spread misinformation (everything from climate change being fake to masks being unnecessary) and adopt corrupt practices to garner their votes. Smart people are less vulnerable to misinformation. You want people who believe science, have a sense of foresight for several years, understand international politics, and how resources and economics work to decide the future of the country.
  - goatse-4-u 5y ago
    You're the problem. Go fuck yourself you repulsive elitist prick: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * / \ \ / \ * *| | \ | | * *| `. | | : * *` | | \| | * * \ | / / \\\ ____ \\ : * * \ \/ ___~~ ~____| \ | * * \ \__~ ~__\ | * * \_ \ _.______ .______\| | * * \ \______// _ ___ _ (_(__> \ | * * \ . C ___) ______ (_(____> | / * * /\ | C ____)/ \ (_____> |_/ * * / /\| C_____) | (___> / \ * * | ( _C_____)\______/ // _/ / \ * * | \ |__ \\_________// (__/ | * * | \ \____) `____ ___' | * * | \_ ___\ /_ _/ | * * | / | | \ | * * | | / \ \ | * * | / / | | \ |* * | / / \__/\___/ | |* * | / | | | |* * | | | | | |* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

obelos 5y ago

Another downside is that while it does prevent spoilers, RCV doesn’t prevent other forms of vote splitting. It keeps an unlikely outlier candidate from tanking the consensus candidate, but it doesn't prevent splits between three or more viable candidates. This is especially problematic because one most important supposed qualities of RCV, according to its advocates, is that it makes more candidates more viable.