On: Terence Tao: "It can become more rational to think...

[anonymouskimmer]

> We have hundreds of years of Presidential elections to show that individual votes are insignificant.

Enthusiasm, like apathy, spreads. One person enthused about voting can inspire quite a few more people to vote, and a few of them to be enthusiastic about voting, which spreads even further.

[lapcat → anonymouskimmer]

The principal driver of voter enthusiasm, or lack thereof, is the candidates.

[syncmaster913n → anonymouskimmer]

Inspiring others to vote and actually casting your own single vote are separate.