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.