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Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible

A 24-minute video by Veritasium about social choice and politics, on the Game theory shelf. It was posted to r/mealtimevideos as “Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible - Veritasium [23:33]”.

Veritasium, Video, 24 min, 2024, on the Game theory shelf

Arrow’s theorem and the mathematical limits of fair voting systems.

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Reddit discussion notes the title overstates the result: no ranked system is perfect, not that democracy is pointless.