not to go overly serious of fun post but the big runaway incentive collapse I'd be worried about is what happens when...
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...being A Boring Voter becomes a middle social class/blue tribe status marker. campus-protester-type progs would vote values..
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...ofc but it seems likely coastal democrats would massively outvote policy nerds and be unchecked by an opposition party
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then again this is a "cthulu swims left"-type objection
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Hmm… would it upset you for the Values Court to be dominated by the left if that left the Boring Bureau for the right?
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I'm inclined to say it actually serves my purposes if I'm shooting for low values court status, and serves as tantalizing...
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...bait to keep socialcon emotional investment in the values court high
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but with current culture I don't see how boring bureau isn't dominated by liberals/euro-socialists
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FWIW, taking my own joke too seriously, the way to prevent that is to make Values Court actions sufficiently offensive to them.
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I'd love to be a shadowy backroom figure in this system because it sounds really fun to pull off stunts like engineering...
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...a massively controversial values election to draw off particular blocs from a contentious boring election
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Yup! The dynamics in practice would be fascinating to see play out
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