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> rational voters That's a rather ridiculous assumption, isn't it? I still remember the 3rd year psychology university student, who asked: "What's a square roo
by tgv 5y ago
> rational voters
That's a rather ridiculous assumption, isn't it? I still remember the 3rd year psychology university student, who asked: "What's a square root?"
- im3w1l 5y agoThis is a good objection. The system might be so complicated that people don't understand how to correctly express their preferences.
- nickvincent 5y agoDefinitely a challenge for many mechanism design approaches to intervening in the world. As I understand, the only really solution is to experiment in the real world, see what holds and see what doesn't, and tweak accordingly (e.g. test out different interfaces that communicate how the mechanism works!)
- nabla9 5y agoRationality expectation is good if irrationality of others does not harm rational voter.
- tgv 5y agoIn this case, a well-organized and mathematically adept voter can and will harm less rational ones, thus skewing the balance instead of restoring it.