So is it game theory, or is it "the paradox of voting" (which is not a "paradox" at all)? You're mixing your metaphors. In Catch-22, Yossarian says, "I don't w

So is it game theory, or is it "the paradox of voting" (which is not a "paradox" at all)? You're mixing your metaphors. In Catch-22, Yossarian says, "I don't want to go out there and get shot at," and they say "What if everyone did that?" He says, "Then I'd be a fool not to do it." That's intended to be funny. Everyone didn't act like Yossarian in WW II for some reason, and some paid with their lives. Voting is voluntary in the US, and yet large numbers of people do vote. So you need to figure all that out.