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> did I do well in the last four years? As in you did you personally do well financially or what have you? So you're voting as the ethical equivalent of a four
by pbourke 7y ago
> did I do well in the last four years?
As in you did you personally do well financially or what have you? So you're voting as the ethical equivalent of a four year old?
The rule of law is threatened by a subtle erosion of norms in the administration of justice, but your 401k's up, so let's vote the incumbents back in?
- eru 7y agoIf you want a vote that actual changes things, vote with your feet. That vote has an enormous impact on your own life. Bigger than any ballot box. But it also has a comparatively big impact on the place you leave behind and the place you are joining. Just your tax revenue alone will be so much more impactful than your marginal vote was. > As in you did you personally do well financially or what have you? So you're voting as the ethical equivalent of a four year old? Yes. But that's not because I think it's a particularly good way to vote; I just think that it would be an improvement on what people are doing de facto. See eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_the_Rational_Voter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_the_Rational_Voter