Voting is choose between two terrible candidates, neither of which represent the majority of any group’s interests. No one ever elected has delivered 100% satisfaction to the majority of their constituents.

In other words, “the point of a system is what it does” applies to humans as well.

No candidate is going to perfectly match your desires. So voting becomes a measurement of where your priorities lie.

Of course, media and the candidates themselves will use propaganda to manipulate your priorities.

Right-wing media has done a great job convincing people that the greatest threat to them are trans women in women's sports and illegal immigrants.

Alternatively, they can care about principles and issues that differ from that of the other party.