SimPolitics: America’s quest to solve politics with computers

mckelveyf 87 points 23 comments July 09, 2026
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ChrisArchitect

Title is: SimPolitics - America’s Quest to Solve Politics with Computers

al_hag

Open access link https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/6166/SimPoliticsAm...

boznz

Thank you for this, I'm going to give it a read. I am unfortunately very bearish on politics in general. All politicians think short term, look after themselves, their families, their friends, and their interests first; Facts, and working simulations just get in the way. (I am still looking for a politician that is an exception to this rule) Human nature is unfortunately real, and the only way I can see to "solve politics" is to remove human's entirely, but that comes with a whole new set of issues and is another book I guess.

throwaway27448

Can anyone tell me if it acknowledges the dialectic?

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