komponisto comments on Voting is not rational (usually.) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: komponisto 03 November 2010 06:16:58PM 0 points [-]

Right, well I think voting should be the costly signal, and not voting the default. I don't think abstention should be a signal of spite or contempt for the system; rather the opposite (signaling a sufficient level of contentment that one is indifferent to the outcome).

If you really want to express contempt, you can voluntarily show up and vote "F.Y".