Vladimir_Nesov comments on Politics as Charity - Less Wrong

29 Post author: CarlShulman 23 September 2010 05:33AM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 23 September 2010 06:18:53AM *  3 points [-]

But my vote doesn't even acausally affect others' votes: no one's thinking "I'll only vote if Will Newsome does"

It's only necessary for you and other people to make a decision for the same reasons. These reasons can be rather abstract and simple (except for the human universal component) and move many people in the same way.