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Was confused by that as well. Sounds like Liquid Democracy doesn't do well compared to the alternatives, which would certainly be an interesting result, but doe
by StefanKarpinski 4y ago
Was confused by that as well. Sounds like Liquid Democracy doesn't do well compared to the alternatives, which would certainly be an interesting result, but doesn't fit with what the rest of the abstract seems to be suggesting.
- pc86 4y agoWhat might be the meaning of "doesn't do well" in this context?
- anigbrowl 4y agoLess good at identifying a correct answer than just polling people.
- pc86 4y agoIt's rare that a policy vote has an objectively right or wrong outcome.
- anigbrowl 4y agoAgreed, I think the authors of this study oversold the conclusions. They have a valid point insofar as delegation is not a magic bullet, and people often over-delegate. Perhaps that latter is because they are OK with representative democracy in principle, but want the capacity to revoke & reallocate their vote without waiting months or years for an election. I found the study disappointingly shallow and conclusory by comparison to the usually excellent standards of the NBER, but it might be that the cost of surveying people limited the depth of their investigation.
- mistermann 4y agoIt's likely not actually rare as much as we haven't developed the means to measure such things, so as a result we guess.