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Re:What Is Voter Satisfaction Efficiency? by xpe on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @11:04AM (#27605371)
The VSE metric implicitly rewards strategic voting, because strategic voting works. By "works" I mean it helps the individual voter maximize their chance of having their preferences reflected in the outcome.

  > VSE cannot measure: 
  > - Any desirable characteristics of a voting method
  > that do not directly relate to outcome (who wins).
This includes, for example, a value judgment that says "strategic voting is less desirable than honest voting".
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Re:What Is Voter Satisfaction Efficiency? by unholiness on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @07:33PM (#27611945)
An outcome where 30 strategic B voters win over 70 unstrategic A voters is one I would expect VSE to rate very poorly. That is not a value judgement, and is directly related to the outcome.
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Re:What Is Voter Satisfaction Efficiency? by xpe on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @08:49PM (#27612536)
Your expectation is not aligned with how VSE is described. See my quotes above, and respond specifically to them if you would like me to continue discussing.
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