That's not what they're for? It's to mediate between groups of people who want different things, or who want different people to represent them/hold power. You'

That's not what they're for? It's to mediate between groups of people who want different things, or who want different people to represent them/hold power. You're supposed to know what you want, and who you want to represent you, and voting is just the agreement between everyone of how to move forward regardless of what you want. Unfortunately that's in theory only.