Technologos comments on Arrow's Theorem is a Lie - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Technologos 26 October 2009 05:29:30AM 0 points [-]

The suggested methods for tiebreaking are therefore not helpful, because the voters have to know the voting function beforehand, without even epistemic randomness. I was just noting that this system is extremely sensitive to tactical voting on the margin.

Comment author: wedrifid 26 October 2009 05:31:19AM *  0 points [-]

The suggested methods for tiebreaking are therefore not helpful, because the voters have to know the voting function beforehand, without even epistemic randomness. I was just noting that this system is extremely sensitive to tactical voting on the margin.

So was I. (I was expanding grandparent somewhat along these lines as you were replying.)