• goddamnpipes@feddit.ch
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      1 year ago

      I’m afraid I’m only familiar with the 2-axis political compass: Left/Right and Auth/Lib.

      How many axes do you think there should be in an effective political chart, and what aspects of a political position should each one represent?

      • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
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        To be robust, it needs a social axis distinct from the heirarcy / authority axis, a political status-quo-vs-reform axis, and a dedicated economic policy axis. So, at least four.

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          Do you know of a test that has these axes, or more? I would be very interested to take it if so, and I am inclined to agree with you about the political compass test and others like it - they dont capture the true complexity of most people’s political views - I’m all over the place myself

          • LoreleiSankTheShip@lemmy.ml
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            Each axis would give it a new dimension. One axis is just a line, two are a flat square, three would be a cube and adding a fourth one would literally make it 4d, which we cannot perceive with our eyes. It’s one of the reasons it’s so hard to accurately describe a person’s politics using a chart, aside from the other methodological issues.

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              1 year ago

              What about a 3D chart, with the 4th axis being portrayed via the Hue value of the point on the chart? That would make it somewhat readable.

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      1 year ago

      Except an actual compas, of course. They really don’t need a third axis in most cases.