why i vote

at 17 i thought voting was a waste of time, too much effort for completely negligible impact on outcomes. at some point i talked to my philosophy TA. he said "sure, it's low expected utility. but i don't know how i would face my future kids and tell them i spent years not shaping their world to be better in the small ways i can because it was too much work to vote once in a while."

ever since ive voted in every single election i was eligible to, federal state and local. since living in sf i try to read the voter guide and at least get a sense of who *might* be a better comptroller, even though i know i won't really understand and it doesn't really matter. i want to be able to tell my kids i cared.

i voted for kamala because im pretty sure she'll do ok and she's not senile and the democratic agenda contains kernels of the things i care about for my future child. i don't align w her on many things and i hope she never gets a chance to pass some of the retarded nonsense she's advertising. but luckily the us government was extremely well designed, and checks and balances work.

i can understand why many of my mutuals and some of my friends are voting for trump. i don't really agree w them but i don't begrudge them much. this system is set up to make it very difficult to actualize our visions for the future. but i'm glad they get their vote too.

i fucking love america 🇺🇸 🫡

@tenobrus

who do u think im voting for?