https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/physics_0503078/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7886953urn:hackerpapers:mention:physics_0503078:7886953Fri, 13 Jun 2014 01:07:42 GMT<p>&gt; In fact other systems actually encourage cooperation and favor candidates that are more in the center. Actually, single-round winner-take-all democracy induces a race toward the middle, not polarization. (If everyone is aligned on a 1D spectrum and votes for the candidate closest to their position, then both candidates are incentivized move toward the median position.) What you&#x27;re really getting at isn&#x27;t the idea of polarizations versus moderation, it&#x27;s voting coordination (i.e. political parties) aka collusion. Unfortunately, alternate voting systems don&#x27;t eliminate collusion, they just…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/physics_0503078/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.soc-ph