James_K comments on Rationality Quotes December 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: James_K 03 December 2012 07:53:35AM 4 points [-]

Except that an individual vote have a negligible effect on who wins an election, so voters have no incentive to figure out which political party best represents their goals.

Comment author: TimS 03 December 2012 02:28:09PM 0 points [-]

Someone recently wrote a post analyzing optimal voter behavior. It turns out that anyone who would vote in a country where a random voter is selected to decide the election should vote in the current setup. Plus, voting has knock-on effects for future elections.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 04 December 2012 12:52:43AM 6 points [-]

And most people wouldn't vote rationally in that country either.