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How We Should Vote (Range Voting)

A six-minute explainer from Undefined Behavior on range (score) voting. It follows an earlier video on Arrow's Theorem and shows how range voting seems to satisfy the criteria Arrow's Theorem says no ranked system can.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters link it in voting-reform discussions as a concise explanation of range voting versus other systems.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Undefined Behavior
Topic
voting systems
Format
explainer
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
12
Recommendation years in dataset
2017–2019

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From the original HN conversations

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  • Elections were (IMO) meant to be bloodless revolutions. its just the 1% has captured both primary political parties. Also, the flawed first past the post electoral system discourages competition (IMO to keep it cheaper for the 1% to own the whole process). I'll post some …

    LoonyBalloony on Hacker News · 2017-02
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  • You might like 'undefined behavior'. The following video covers 'Range Voting' in relation to Arrow's Theorem: [VIDEO]

    redahs on Hacker News · 2017-02
    In Kenneth Arrow Has Died

  • Elections are supposed to be bloodless revolutions. If you can't effect change through the electoral system, then the non violent solution is to revolutionize how we vote. Relevant videos (IMO) First Past The Post Voting - [LINK] Range Voting - [VIDEO] Single Transferable Vote - …

    thelasthuman on Hacker News · 2018-11
    In The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgotten by the Public

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