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Arrow's theorem does not mean what you think it means. All Arrow's theorem says is that it's possible for a rock-paper-scissors style cycle to exist among the
by YokoZar 13y ago
Arrow's theorem does not mean what you think it means. All Arrow's theorem says is that it's possible for a rock-paper-scissors style cycle to exist among the top preferred candidates.
Arrow's theorem most certainly does not mean that for every advantage a voting system has there must be some sort of corresponding disadvantage, nor does it mean that "all voting systems are unfair" or that "all voting systems have similarly bad problems".