/r/PoliticalCompassMemes and /r/WatchRedditDie are confirmed to be the next subs to be banned

submitted by magnora7 from (reddit.com)

sorted by:
top
newinsightfulfun
you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

I've never heard of it either.

Does anyone have any suggestions about additional options for a 3D Z-axis on that chart?

Also, compasses only point one direction.

[–]beermeem 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Compasses point in two directions.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

A compass needle aligns itself with magnetic North.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

And south.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

EXACTLY!!!

For ages I've said their compass is wrong, and with too few axis.

Instead of square corners I want it in a sphere as the absolutes are not broad.

  • top = totalitarianism | bottom = voluntarism
  • back = deceptive/false | front = authentic/truth
  • left = social | right = individual

Every issue would be a dot on the map, and while you could average a position, I would prefer to see a cloud of dots.

The most problematic is the left/right paradigm as they have different issues. Further it's not just the individual/social thing there's also tribal/global which could use it's own axis - or rather have a triangular axis of individual-tribe-universal.

And it's still too simple. There's economics, other values, cultural engineering, morality, etc.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Instead of square corners I want it in a sphere as the absolutes are not broad.

It is a sphere. With two major poles.

Compasses are designed to point to the magnetic North Pole.

The opposite side does not always point to the magnetic South Pole.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

A 3D sphere can have 3 axis, X Y Z, with 6 poles.

North without South is a 1D point. There's always an opposite direction, included in electromagnetic fields.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Magnetic poles and rotational poles do not share the same axis.

Rotational poles are 180° away on opposite sides.

Important facts for the future:

  • Magnetic poles are not 180° apart.
  • The Earth's magnetic poles actually appear to be converging at an accelerating rate.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I never said they did. Call it a political gyroscope if you like. Or make a toroidal 4D sphere if you like (though impractical for many reasons).

I never said the magnetic poles were 180° but I still insist they are opposites.

I am a little concerned about the magnetic apocaflips.