[D66] Fwd: Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible

[Bert Bakker]

Mooi verhaal, dank

Op vr 14 aug 2026 om 13:26 schreef Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks via D66 <
d66 at tuxtown.net>:

> Bron:  Rene Oudeweg <roudeweg at gmail.com>
> Datum: 14 augustus 2026
>
>
> (Afgezien of er zoiets is als een 'volkswil' die gepeild kan worden
> bestaat er ook een wiskundig bewijs dat democratie niet mogelijk is.
> Hiervoor is zelfs een nobelprijs uitgereikt...)
>
> Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible
>
> https://youtu.be/qf7ws2DF-zk
>
> Veritasium
>
> 9,497,329 views  Aug 27, 2024
> Democracy might be mathematically impossible – here's why.
>
> Yu, N. N. (2012). A one-shot proof of Arrow's impossibility theorem.
> Economic Theory, 523-525.- https://ve42.co/Yu2012
> Geanakoplos, J. (2005). Three brief proofs of Arrow's impossibility
> theorem. Economic Theory, 26(1), 211-215. -
> https://ve42.co/Geanakoplos2005
>
> References:
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> https://ve42.co/Dardanoni2001
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>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow%27s_impossibility_theorem
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