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Re:VotePlz – The Easiest Way to Vote by harlanlewis on Thursday September 08, 2016 @04:32PM (#12457005)
...but just imagine how much less it would matter if everyone voted! Wait, that doesn't sound quite right.

Determining the value of a vote based solely on its probability to be the _deciding_ vote seems like it's overlooking some of the benefits of an engaged participatory democracy.

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Re:VotePlz – The Easiest Way to Vote by alexbecker on Thursday September 08, 2016 @04:36PM (#12457037)
Right, that's why I spent most of my original comment examining the other aspects. Unfortunately only the question of whether to vote (and in particular, whether to vote on the basis of the probability of deciding the outcome) seems to have sparked significant discussion.
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Re:VotePlz – The Easiest Way to Vote by dminor on Thursday September 08, 2016 @04:50PM (#12457187)
Voting, given the probabilities of affecting the outcome, probably isn't rational. But, as you have found, people aren't always rational.
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