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> In quadratic the total number of votes you have depends on the distribution. Very hard for innumerate people to understand. But it's something they'll encoun
by tablespoon 5y ago
> In quadratic the total number of votes you have depends on the distribution. Very hard for innumerate people to understand.
But it's something they'll encounter and have to understand to fill out the vote paper (which I imagine would look something like a simple math worksheet).
> Ranked choice is just ranking your preferences. You don’t need to understand the underlying math
Not to vote, but the problem I have it is in the end, "the algorithm" spits out who wins, and that's going to be totally opaque to most people.
On the other hand, pretty much anyone can easily figure out "which number is biggest."
- oneoff786 5y agoYou can easily fill out a quadratic worksheet incorrectly though. Ranked choice is just whoever gets the most points win. I don’t think that’s too difficult to follow personally.
- ethanbond 5y agoRanked choice is only confusing if you just handwave and show the final result. Put the thing on TV showing each and every round, with boxes moving up the list and off the list, and it’ll be completely obvious how it works. It’s befuddling that you think it’s actually better to put the complexity on the ballot for each individual voter to wrangle with in the complete privacy of a voting booth.