Why do people take the Political Compass seriously?

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

It's not only one of the most objectively idiotic sites on the internet it has ZERO citing or backing up of its awful charts. Why do people actually cite that crap?

Because most leftists want to believe that the parties are corporate hacks who don't represent them. People who take the test will overwhelmingly score to the far left. Social signalling.

Concise, intelligent, yes, this.