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I think we agree it’s a coordination problem, but to me, your philosophy sounds like actively being uncoordinated. Couldn’t disagree more strongly about the vo
by jaredklewis 8y ago
I think we agree it’s a coordination problem, but to me, your philosophy sounds like actively being uncoordinated.
Couldn’t disagree more strongly about the voting. The cost is almost nothing (maybe half a day of effort tops), and the potential gains are massive (including potentially having a government with a “spine”).
- TeMPOraL 8y agoI don't feel it's my philosophy - what I'm trying to point out is that the default state of everyone is that of not being coordinated - and this applies to everything, from environmental concerns through market decisions to voting itself. In general, you can't talk people into sacrificing individual, certain benefits for uncertain, group benefits. If you have a problem that needs such sacrifice from everyone, you need a stronger mechanism for realigning incentives. RE voting, all I'm saying is that - yes, the effects of an election are huge, but the marginal influence of an individual vote on the outcome is near-zero. Note that people don't go voting "by default", you need to either encourage them (by e.g. persuading them that it's their civil duty), or force them.