• Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    It’s completely meaningless, actual positions and ideologies are the only way to actually measure.

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        1 month ago

        It really doesn’t, though. Two people with wildly different views can occupy the same space, what matters is literal positions and stances.

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          1 month ago

          Two people with wildly different views can occupy the same space

          Not completely. If two people occupy a similar space, it means they agreed on something. That is meaningful. It’s vague, sure. But it isn’t completely random nonsense like astrology.

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            It doesn’t. Someone with a “left” view and a “right” view can cancel each other out, occupying the same space as someone with a “neutral” view. It’s worthless.

            Plus, someone can say they are for something, but actually not support it in reality.

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              1 month ago

              It doesn’t. Someone with a “left” view and a “right” view can cancel each other out,

              Only if the person with a left view also has a right view. And only if the other person with the right view has a left view.

              You seem confused. The point of it isn’t to give a fully accurate explanation of a person’s views on every topic. It’s to give somebody a general idea.

              Plus, someone can say they are for something, but actually not support it in reality.

              All political measurements fall victim to that. It’s a moot point. But just because some people are like that doesn’t mean everyone is.

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                You seem confused. The point of it isn’t to give a fully accurate explanation of a person’s views on every topic. It’s to give somebody a general idea.

                It doesn’t, though, plus the test itself is highly flawed and biased.