Thanks very much for the added last four paragraphs! We’re in strong agreement re: trade being a great way to approximate granular, deep preference aggregation, particularly if you have a background of economic equality.
I’m excited to read the linked section of No Easy Eutopia. I agree that there’s no fully neutral way to aggregate people’s preferences and preserve cardinality. But I do think there are ways that are much more neutral, and that command much broader consent, and that they can be a big improvement over alternative mechanisms.
No problem on the chaotically written thoughts, to be fair to you my post was (due to its length) very unspecific. And that meant we could hammer out more of the details in the comments, which seems appropriate.
Thanks very much for the added last four paragraphs! We’re in strong agreement re: trade being a great way to approximate granular, deep preference aggregation, particularly if you have a background of economic equality.
I’m excited to read the linked section of No Easy Eutopia. I agree that there’s no fully neutral way to aggregate people’s preferences and preserve cardinality. But I do think there are ways that are much more neutral, and that command much broader consent, and that they can be a big improvement over alternative mechanisms.
No problem on the chaotically written thoughts, to be fair to you my post was (due to its length) very unspecific. And that meant we could hammer out more of the details in the comments, which seems appropriate.
Agree! As I say, I feel much clearer now on your position.