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...but just imagine how much less it would matter if everyone voted! Wait, that doesn't sound quite right. Determining the value of a vote based solely on its
by harlanlewis 10y ago
...but just imagine how much less it would matter if everyone voted! Wait, that doesn't sound quite right.
Determining the value of a vote based solely on its probability to be the _deciding_ vote seems like it's overlooking some of the benefits of an engaged participatory democracy.
- alexbecker 10y agoRight, that's why I spent most of my original comment examining the other aspects. Unfortunately only the question of whether to vote (and in particular, whether to vote on the basis of the probability of deciding the outcome) seems to have sparked significant discussion.
- dminor 10y agoVoting, given the probabilities of affecting the outcome, probably isn't rational. But, as you have found, people aren't always rational.