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Jameson Quinn

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How does an individual relate to a larger group — a party, or movement, or nation? By being influenced by others, and by influencing others in turn. OK, so if the Downsian paradox of voting is built on the mathematical model of individual rationality, let's build as rigorous a model of movements.

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You are influenced by others, and you influence them in turn. Your free will, in that case, can be seen as a choice whether to break the chain.

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