News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Quadratic Voting (2014). Parent comment

Re:Quadratic Voting (2014) by glenweyl on Sunday May 03, 2015 @08:41AM (#9481059)
Buying votes is not accepted. Using the system would be accepted, but not buying separately. Why couldn't we create a norm where buying outside the system is just as punished then as buying outside the system is now?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Quadratic Voting (2014) by thomasahle on Sunday May 03, 2015 @04:04PM (#9482797)
I'm not saying we couldn't, just that it would be harder. Right now votes are thought of as something inherent to a person, similar to a soul. If votes becomes something people speculate in buying, isn't it likely that they'd start to speculate more than that?

Then again, it does sound like an interesting system to try, but maybe to be used for smaller decisions and groups first.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Quadratic Voting (2014) by glenweyl on Sunday May 03, 2015 @04:10PM (#9482817)
I couldn't agree more. Lots of social institutions would have to be built up around it to make it work. That is why we are starting on a small scale with market research.
[ Parent | on HN ]