|
Jameson Quinn@voter.bsky.social |
The main argument is: > “Why does anyone vote?” I ask myself. The answer cannot be that we believe that by doing so, we will influence the outcome of an election. My vote, were it not withheld, would have no such effect. Which... actually makes sense. But only IF...
1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
Jameson Quinn
@voter.bsky.social
[ View ] |
...you view yourself as an individual, with no influence from or on any others, and no stake in what happens to them. In that case, "how everyone else will vote" might as well be preordained, if unknown. The chance my vote will swing it is miniscule; the expected value to me, proportionally tiny.
1 replies 0 reposts 2 likes