Ok, I know a lot of people are disappointed by the shift that's happened that seems overnight in the Democratic primaries. I'm going to say the following from the point of view of someone whose beefs with Bernie supporters do not exceed my desire for a progressive candidate:
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And you're more likely still to vote if you know a bunch of people who are affected by the issues you aren't, and if you've had time to become familiar with the history and narrative behind the politics, and if you have strong group loyalties that push you one way or the other
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In a way the people in the youth demographic who say things like "voting is an expression of self-interest" or "voting is harm reduction" are explaining why turnout is low People don't reliably do stuff for those reasons, not when the benefit or harm is diffuse or theoretical
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