If you're part of a voting bloc, then there's a large chunk of people who think like you do. As a result, when you decide to vote, it's not one vote: it's the vote of everyone who thinks like you do. Nontrivial numbers.
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For some reason humans use beliefs about things they cannot affect to coordinate. See religion. Given that this is the case, forming political opinions is critical for maintaining alliances.
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I’m still shocked at how upset people can get when this is pointed out to them.
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Our individual votes may not be valuable, but we acquire social value when we signal civic virtue through voting
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Have you considering lying?
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The author seems to not understand that there are various types of rationality that depend on collective action.
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