• ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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    1311 months ago

    Any compas with only two axes is so flawed as to be actively harmful to discourse.

    • @goddamnpipes@feddit.ch
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      611 months 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
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        211 months ago

        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.

        • @waterbogan@lemmy.world
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          411 months ago

          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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            211 months ago

            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.

    • @BluesF@feddit.uk
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      511 months ago

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