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If I knew I'd die in <10 years then I'd vote for the "short term" solution and believe or not - this would NOT be irrational on my end. People might have diffe
by zb3 1y ago
If I knew I'd die in <10 years then I'd vote for the "short term" solution and believe or not - this would NOT be irrational on my end.
People might have different interests and they vote for themselves.
- throwaway48476 1y agoIndividual rational self interest is for the country to optimize for GDP per capita. It's in the interest of corporations and their lobbyists to optimize only for top line GDP. The former would probably be called populism.
- mk89 1y agoWell, if you have kids you care about, you might rethink that. That's what a lot of people do, or they believe they do. Would that be irrational then? Or just selfish? Or both, or neither?
- zb3 1y agoI care about them hence I didn't make them. "Having kids" is the most selfish thing in my view.
- throwaway48476 1y agoBoomers seem to hate their children. I dont think it's a strong effect on future planning.
- BlarfMcFlarf 1y ago39% of US adults think they live in the end times, and 10% think Jesus will definitely show up in their lifetime. Given those priors, planning ahead probably seems like the less rational choice for them.
- izacus 1y agoCan you define "rational" here? Most rational people where I live also consider the wellbeing of others and will make decisions (and even vote) to make sure others live well besides them. Is you defition of rationality basically "maximum selfishness and extraction of benefits from others"?
- zb3 1y agoI also consider the wellbeing of others (hence I don't harm them but more importantly - I didn't bring them to life), but I see rational voting as voting for myself - since others can also vote for themselves.