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> my votes haven’t mattered in a long time you vote mattered. It's just that there are more people who didn't vote the way you wanted them. But that's OK, beca
by chii 11mo ago
> my votes haven’t mattered in a long time
you vote mattered. It's just that there are more people who didn't vote the way you wanted them. But that's OK, because this is how it is supposed to work.
At least, in theory.
- aixpert 11mo agoin theory the probability of your vote mattering is about as high as winning the lottery
- chii 11mo agomattering doesn't mean you get what you wanted/voted for. Mattering means your vote was counted among the hundreds of millions, and the ultimate consensus reached, and the minority voters have accept the result of the majority voters. I think people have (recently at least) mistakenly believed that democracy means your vote is a demand to be fulfilled, and if it isn't, then democracy is failing.