Protip on the expected value of voting. In the astronomically unlikely situation that a single vote can affect an election outcome...
-
-
Replying to @St_Rev
...and IF you can honestly estimate the value of your vote as net positive (you can't)...
1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
...you still have to divide the outcome differential by # voters. Otherwise you have (eg) 5 x 10^7 ppl each generating $3 x 10^11 in value.
1 reply 2 retweets 7 likes
IOW, Scott, 1/60 million chance x $300 billion value/50 million ppl = 1/100th of a cent in expected value. ~1/10 only counting bg states.
0 replies
1 retweet
2 likes
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
. Banned in Sweden. SubGenius, Zhuangist, white-hat troll. Defrocked mathematician. Brain problems.