October 26, 2021： 衆院選、政党マッチングアプリ (Lower House Election, Apps to Suggest Preferable Party)

 It is of utmost importance to act on my beliefs. The polling date for the Lower House election is only a few days away. While I have not been thrilled by the election campaign and do not expect the result to generate any change in politics, I will vote in the election.
 To consider it, I tried three matching apps that would suggest a preferable party to me according to my answers to the twenty questions. But, I am confused with the results since they all recommended a party that I did not expect. Two apps had similar questions, but their answers were different. In addition, each app has no significant difference in score between the suggested party and the second-ranked party.
 Further, I am not satisfied with the questions and the list of answers since they were prepared based on the campaign promises of each party and did not include ones that are similar to my opinion. These apps do not help me at all and seem to lure me into their suggested party.

　何事も自分で考えて行動することが大事なようだ。衆院選の投票日が近づいてきた。わくわく感や何かが変わるといった期待感は全くないが、選挙には行く予定。
　投票の検討材料として政党マッチングアプリを試してみた。3つのアプリを試したが、想定外の政党を推奨され戸惑っている。2つのアプリのテーマと質問は似ていたが、推奨された政党は異なっていた。とはいえ、結果をよく見ると、どのアプリも、推奨政党と第2位の政党には大差がない。
　また、質問と選択する回答にも納得できない。政党の公約に合わせて質問と回答がつくられているため、自身の意見にあてはまらない回答を選ばなければならない。これでは、検討材料にならない。スーパーのチラシのように誘導されているようだ。