If a social choice system aggregates individual preferences, which theoretical problem most challenges consistently ranking societal options?

💡 Explanation

Arrow's impossibility theorem demonstrates that any social choice system attempting to satisfy certain fairness criteria will inevitably face situations where it cannot produce a consistent, transitive ranking of societal preferences because individual preferences create cycles. Therefore, perfect aggregation is impossible, rather than Bayesian limits or the uncertainty principle applying here.

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