Then, *unless you have genuine secret knowledge* -- for example, you have an ancient book of prophecy that proves Donald = Lucifer -- 4/
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...you should have zero confidence in your own belief that one candidate is better than the other. 5/
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This is analogous to the Hayekian information argument about trying to beat the market, although there's no price signal in sight. 6/
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Rather, politics acts as a giant swarm of runaway feedback loops generating anti-knowledge. The effect is similar: you don't know shit. 7/
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In sum: If the vote goes 50-50, you should be suspicious of your belief that Hillary - Trump ~= $300 billion. You're just another mark. 8/8
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If education, IQ, political-informedness, etc. matter >0, ppl w/ more of these should beat average. Are you saying all literally 0?
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Are you arguing we should restrict the franchise to people with 120+ IQs?
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Sorry, that was unwarranted snark on my part.
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Seriously though: I do not believe that education, IQ, or political informedness matter significantly. Not 0, but epsilon.
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Education is mostly a marker of class identity. High IQ means you know 2ε instead of ε. Informedness ~= pro wrestling fandom
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I'm confused. You often offer political opinions. Is that because you think you are more right than other people?
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I'm obsessed with the meta problems of how people form and act on political beliefs. It's a hobby.
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I do not vote, and believe political action to be fundamentally immoral.
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