Disapproval voting: Difference between revisions

The best-known examples of the use of disapproval voting are on [[reality game show]]s, e.g. ''[[Survivor (television series)|Survivor]]'', ''[[Weakest Link]]'', where it is used to eliminate one contestant at a time from the contest, or the variation used on ''[[Boot Camp]]'' where the eliminated contestant can "take one (other) out with him". (Note: the examples given here are better examples of [[Coombs' method]] than disapproval voting as described here)

It appears that these shows were coined "reality shows" and grouped with other "reality shows" such as ''[[Cops (television)|Cops]]'' and ''[[People's Court]]'' in part because there is a popular perception that real life consists of disapproving and excluding others systematically from our lives.

These examples suggest that the fundamentals of disapproval voting processes may already be in place in society, so deeply embedded it is hard to notice.