gjm comments on Rationality test: Vote for trump - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gjm 27 June 2016 03:41:22PM -2 points [-]

It seems to me that not voting and working for a better system are basically independent activities.

Comment author: entirelyuseless 27 June 2016 03:44:13PM -1 points [-]

Not entirely. It would take me at least 30 minutes to vote, and probably more, given the need to register. Together with the other people like me (and I am admitting there aren't very many, since I only include those who have a similar algorithm, not all those that happen to get the same outcome), that adds up to a good deal of time that could be spent on working for a better system, while there would still be no change in the outcome from voting, even if the group of us voted as a unit.

Comment author: gjm 27 June 2016 04:59:32PM -2 points [-]

There will also probably be no change in the outcome from working for a better system.