Sorry lol, and absolutely no shade. I can say Iām obviously generally somewhere in the bottom left quadrant (as is pretty much everyone I follow on here). But Iād like to make the point that this compass does a couple of unfortunate things:
1. Flattens what may be someoneās wide-ranging spectrum of principles/values. This is an issue with these kinds of things when surveying large populations to get an average, but in this case itās also sticky when an individual has values that donāt comfortably conform to the binaries presented.
2. Accepts and presents the deeply-ingrained false binaries of left v. right and libertarian v. authoritarian as political fact.
3. Encourages, overtly or otherwise, people to define their political views oppositonally. Maybe Iāll get into this in a big rec, but this is the core problem with all of our systems!
Variations of this can be helpful though ā ones that are designed to help you figure out how you align with candidates/parties in a specific election, for example. This works a bit better in countries with multi-party systems though, so uhā¦
Anyway, please carry on as you were!
Jul 31, 2024
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Iām sorry but thereās no way it represents every ideology, the questions can be incredibly limiting (some people may not even have opinions yet on the questions given like I did when I first took it in 9th grade or around that time), and also a scale shouldnāt be the go-to basis of representation for every ideology. Also this isnāt directed at the person who wrote the ask this is about the test itself I donāt want to attack anyone
Jul 31, 2024
I would disagree with this i'm very much not moderate haha. the scope of the questions on this one is too narrow, I feel like my political compass one is a better representation. both are reductive by nature tho.
Sep 19, 2024
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gave me intense discomfort in my tummy hahaha. I do not like yes/no statements. like wtf does āI enjoy taking risksā mean?! I need context! For lots of them I was either like āI donāt want to thumbs up or down any of themā. I am someone who NEEDS a āneither agree nor disagreeā option. this in itself probably tells you all you need to know. I am the master of nuance lmao
Apr 7, 2024
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to reveal a new bird. looks like we have a beautiful osprey for July!
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