[EM] SODA false claim

[Jameson Quinn]

Claim: SODA is simpler for voters than any system I know of, and
specifically simpler for voters than approval.

Justification:

Simplest algorithm for voting Approval that is reasonably close to
strategically optimal:

Find the two frontrunners. Vote for one of them plus any candidate that's
better.


Simplist algorithm for voting SODA that's reasonably close to strategically
optimal:

Vote for your favorite.


I understand that there is room for debate on this claim, and I'm not asking
you to accept it at face value. But certainly I have a basis for making it.

JQ

2011/9/7 Andrew Myers <andru at cs.cornell.edu>

> On 7/22/64 2:59 PM, Warren Smith wrote:
>
>> It is simply false to say SODA's simplicity (for either the voter, or
>> the counters)
>> "beats any other system I know of."
>>
>> It is less simple than plain approval voting.  Full stop.
>>
>> If you persist in making ludicrous statements, then you will hurt your
>> credibility.
>>
>>  I have to agree. SODA to me seems quite complex. It appears to pose
> difficult strategic decisions for candidates and even for voters.
>
> -- Andrew
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