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In a country with millions of voters, a single vote isn't likely to be what decides who gets elected. In the limit of infinite voters, casting a vote is a lot l
by it 8y ago
In a country with millions of voters, a single vote isn't likely to be what decides who gets elected. In the limit of infinite voters, casting a vote is a lot like pressing a placebo button. It's not directly useful for the voter, but it makes the voter more likely to accept the outcome.
- andai 8y agoI wonder, has any research been done on the size of a democracy and how represented the average individual feels?
- AgentME 8y ago>In a country with millions of voters, a single vote isn't likely to be what decides who gets elected. Forget worrying about single votes: even having most of the votes isn't necessarily enough to influence things! (Referring to the 2000 and 2016 presidential elections, and to the concept of gerrymandering.)