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Simply counting votes is such a poor way of making decisions, it doesn't account for the strength of feeling in each voter. 51 people who are weakly in favour o
by HPsquared 2y ago
Simply counting votes is such a poor way of making decisions, it doesn't account for the strength of feeling in each voter. 51 people who are weakly in favour of something can steamroll 49 who are vehemently against.
- fsckboy 2y ago>51 people who are weakly in favour of something can steamroll 49 who are vehemently against. so you're saying Karen should get more votes?
- darth_avocado 2y agoI’d like to hear solutions from you where 49 dedicated people don’t steamroll the lives of 51.
- HPsquared 2y agoBasically this is why pure democracy doesn't work. There is usually some kind of "moderation" element to temper the wild impulses of the crowd. And anyway, why shouldn't 49 deeply invested people get their way over 51 "meh" responses? That's maximizing utility. And this is usually what happens in practice - focused pressure groups, lobbyists etc press their case and get what they want, beating out average public opinion more often then not. Always has been this way.
- darth_avocado 2y agoWe already do have the setup at a national politics level where deeply motivated 49 are able to influence the lives of 51 in ways that do irreparable harm. In some cases it’s more like 25 are able to influence the 75 because of how the power structures are setup.