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add-sub-mul-divlast Saturday at 11:34 PM3 repliesview on HN

Do you give this same lecture to everyone who's in line to vote on election day?


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jvanderbotyesterday at 12:16 AM

On the contrary, voting is one of those things that has an actual measure-able outcome. It's extremely reliable in its quantitative effects.

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yupitsme123yesterday at 12:50 AM

He pretty much hits the nail on the head as far as describing modern-day political and social movements. It's about doing the bare minimum to make oneself feel better and to be able to brand oneself as an activist.

It seems like all the real-deal movements and protests died out or were neutralized by the late '70s.