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Arrow’s Theorem: Why No Voting System Is Perfectly Fair

Veritasium · Explainer · 24 min · 2024 · YouTube title: Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible
Why it's here

Linked when someone needs a quick accessible source for the claim that every voting method has flaws.

What it covers

Veritasium explains why no voting system can be perfectly fair, drawing on Arrow's theorem and the work of Eric Maskin. It looks at problems with systems like first-past-the-post and ranked-choice voting.