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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • We have a first past the post-voting system and two major parties. You never vote FOR anyone. You only vote AGAINST who you hate more.

    Voting third party or not voting is exactly equivalent to voting for whoever you hate most of the top two candidates.

    The things I just said are facts. Logically proven. Look up CPG Grey’s FPTP video if you want an easy primer.

    So then the question just remains, do you think both candidates are equally horrible? If the answer is yes, then your strategy is correct. But if you think one of the two is slightly more horrible, that’s the one you should be voting against.


  • Decisions should be made by whomever or whatever is most effective. That’s not even a debate. If the tarot cards were right more often than the judge, fire the judge and get me a deck. Because the judge is clearly ineffective.

    You can’t privilege an approach just because it sounds more reasonable. It also has to BE more reasonable. It’s crazy to say “I’m happy being wrong because I’m more comfortable with the process”

    The trick of course is to find fair ways to measure effectiveness accurately and make sure it’s repeatable. That’s a rabbit hole of challenges.