Actually fun fact, the two thirds threshold required to elect a Pope is supposedly quite good for guaranteeing that the Pope be a Condorcet winner. You see <everyone falls asleep as I try to explain social choice theory> - ThreadSky

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cjterry.bsky.social • 11 days ago

Actually fun fact, the two thirds threshold required to elect a Pope is supposedly quite good for guaranteeing that the Pope be a Condorcet winner. You see

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Lib Dem cardinal asking conclave ballots to be done under PR

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johnnybesad.bsky.social•11 days ago

The Catholics invented approval voting. What have the Protestants ever given us?

jayzedbee.bsky.social•11 days ago

Iirc they just need 50+1 now

runeberg.bsky.social•11 days ago

nope, it's still 2/3 throughout

cjterry.bsky.social•11 days ago

I asked ChatGPT to give a painting of the Marquis de Condorcet a big grin and it generated this absolute nightmare fuel so more fool me for trying to using the plagiarism robot for jokes

jayzedbee.bsky.social•11 days ago

Ok was misremembering this:

cjterry.bsky.social•11 days ago

Pope Benedict: controversial to some, but had read up on social choice theory

amrk.bsky.social•11 days ago

I think me reading that and thinking “well yeah obviously, 12 days isn’t that long to hold out for control of the most powerful institution in human history without watering down your manifesto” is why I’m not cut out to be Pope

cjterry.bsky.social•11 days ago

What, are they trying to create a schism

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