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You can't argue it on an individual basis, because it might not be "rational" on an individual basis: that is, taking all things into account, the expected "goo
by justinpombrio 13y ago
You can't argue it on an individual basis, because it might not be "rational" on an individual basis: that is, taking all things into account, the expected "goodness" of the world in which you go to vote might not be greater than the expected "goodness" of the world in which you don't -- even if you strongly prefer one of the candidates. That's a pretty self-centered way to view the world, though.
- baddox 13y agoIn this context, there's no real way to break out of what you call "self-centered." Even if you're voting on a referendum to provide aid to some group of impoverished people, the time spent and risk incurred by going to the polling center is almost certainly not worth the impact your vote will make.