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Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible
Veritasium · 0 HN recommenders · 0 recommendation months
Recommended by 0 Hacker News commenters across 0 months (2024–2026).
SignalTube analysis
Among 33 other explainer videos tagged Probability & game theory, the mean is 3.0 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 0 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 0 distinct months; the peer average is 3.0 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
0% of its 6 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2024–2026; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 23 minutes 34 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2024-08-27.
- Channel / speaker
- Veritasium
- Verified runtime
- 23m 34s
- YouTube upload date
- 2024-08-27
- Hacker News mention years
- 2024–2026
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The comparison cohort uses other explainer videos in Probability & game theory. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why Democracy Is Mathematically ImpossibleCurrent video | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | 23m 34s | 2024-08-27 |
| Why Your Vote Doesn't Countexplainer · CGP Grey | 10 | 10 | 50% | No recorded overlap | 6m 31s | 2011-03-09 |
| Once you understand game theory, you understand the world.explainer · Veritasium | 10 | 8 | 59% | No recorded overlap | 27m 19s | 2023-12-23 |
| Why Being Delusional is a Superpowerexplainer · Veritasium | 9 | 9 | 45% | No recorded overlap | 12m 4s | 2020-08-28 |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “U.S. exempts oil industry from protecting Gulf animals, for 'national security'”. Its short rationale: Mathematical history of fair voting and alternative systems.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Want to sway an election? Here’s how much fake online accounts cost”. Its short rationale: Voting math showing democracy is complicated.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies”. Its short rationale: Shows that all voting methods have flaws.