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Emile comments on Politics Discussion Thread January 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 13 January 2013 02:01:01AM *  7 points [-]

(Not sure whether this should go here or the Open Thread.)

We frequently discuss the difference between epistemic and instrumental rationality. Most political discussions seem to be "epistemic politics" - what political beliefs to have and why. I see very little discussion of "instrumental politics" - what kind of political actions to take and why. Beyond mind-killing, this is probably the main reason I currently have no interest in politics: I don't have a good conception of what kind of political actions are available to me. How would I go about fixing this?

Comment author: Emile 15 January 2013 11:46:08AM 1 point [-]

This probably hardly counts as "political action", but one of the most efficient ways of voting is probably with your feet - move to a place whose policies you like.