How much does a vote matter? (Article)
If you care about social impact, is voting important? In this piece, Rob investigates the two key things that determine the impact of your vote:
The chances of your vote changing an election’s outcome.
How much better some candidates are for the world as a whole, compared to others.
He then discusses a couple of the best arguments against voting in important elections, namely:
If an election is competitive, that means other people disagree about which option is better, and you’re at some risk of voting for the worse candidate by mistake.
While voting itself doesn’t take long, knowing enough…
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