@St_Rev It occurs to me that you, me, and Scott are looking at this the wrong way. The fallacy is in theorizing that there is some /1
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hopefully positive EV from electing John Smith, and if we estimate what that is, then we can divide it up by some number of /2
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voters to get an individual cost/benefit analysis vs. the cost of voting. That's not how public goods are valued. /3
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The value of a public good is the sum total of everything that everyone is individually willing to pay for it it, /4
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for their own personal benefit, ignoring any altruism and ignoring any possibility of free riding. /5
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So "my share" of the value of John Smith's win is exactly how much I am willing to spend to make it happen, no more, no less. /6
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In my particular case, the cost to me of voting for the Libertarian candidate is pretty small, and it reflects how much I'm /7
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willing to spend to move the needle in future elections slightly towards the libertarian policies. That's a public good that I'm /8
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buying with my time, and its value - not to me, but to the public - is determined by how much I - and everyone else - spends. /9
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Well, what it really buys is your consent: you participate in a ritual, you identify with the congregation.
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Not hardly. I vote defensively. And I think I can count on one finger the number of people who approach voting like I do.
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