Curiouskid comments on Voting is like donating thousands of dollars to charity - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 05 November 2012 01:48:24AM 5 points [-]

To be completely honest, I don't know enough about economics or life outside of the state I live in the United States to have any clue which candidate will affect the world for the better. I want to understand what it is I should do according to my values (not just regarding voting, but in general), but the world is such a big place that I can't even begin to fathom how I would go about trying to figure this out. Does anyone have any advice about where to start, what resources to consult? I want to shut up and multiply, but I don't even know what I'm multiplying!

Comment author: Curiouskid 07 November 2012 05:56:16AM 0 points [-]

There are lots of LWers working on argument mapping software. I think that one day such software will actually be useful for answering questions like this.