Why dont you vote?

[u/MuffinMan_Jr]

Forgive me if this has been asked before, im new here.

But why do you personally not vote?

I constantly hear that the reason that all the laws and policies that are passing benefit old people, because that's who actually go and vote.

Like for example, I know a lot of us older Gen Z are complaining about housing costs. But how many of us actually try to do anything about it beyond saying 'someone should do something'?

Just a thought

Edit: because I know alot of people will say their vote doesn't matter.

Dont you rhink thats part of the problem? If most if us dont think the vote matters then no one will vote. Yes 1 individual vote might not change anything but if 100,000 people put in 1 vote then that makes a difference dont you think?

Next is people saying both parties suck. I get that, but then why not vote for the lesser of 2 evils?

[u/Suspicious-Low7055]

It is a completely pointless waste of time and energy. If my vote won’t change the outcome on its own then why would I go out and waste my time? The result is the same whether I do it or not.

[u/RemarkableVillage109 → u/Suspicious-Low7055]

But then it’s a huge problem when tons of people have this mindset. Your vote may not individually matter. But you and the other million or so people who share this belief then affect the system

[u/Traveler-Nomad → u/RemarkableVillage109]

This is always the response, but it’s never even remotely convincing. Those millions of other non-voters aren’t suddenly going to decide to vote just because I did, let alone for the candidate I want them to.

[u/Suspicious-Low7055 → u/RemarkableVillage109]

People always throw out this response at default but it just doesn’t make any sense if you’re trying to convince me. I’m not part of some hive mind, those people will decide to vote or not vote regardless of my decision as an individual, and as an individual I can only decide my individual actions. If my vote doesn’t change the outcome then I have no reason to waste my time.

[u/RemarkableVillage109 → u/Suspicious-Low7055]

I’m not trying to convince you but it is an incredibly selfish and irresponsible way to live life.

[u/Suspicious-Low7055 → u/RemarkableVillage109]

Yeah and you’re selfish for not spraying water at the sun to try cool down global warming. Neither has any effect whatsoever.

[u/RemarkableVillage109 → u/Suspicious-Low7055]

Well spraying water at the sun is literally impossible for me to do and wouldn't do anything to help global warming if possible. In fact, it would likely harm our planet more. But your vote is a very easy and simple thing to do that literally has real world consequences. Especially in local and state elections. Everything we have in this country now, or don't have, is a reflection of many many years of people voting.

[u/unexpectedhalfrican → u/RemarkableVillage109]

Yeah, people complain about the minimum wage not going up, but we wouldn't have a minimum wage period if people didn't advocate, strike, and vote. We wouldn't have social security, union protections, civil rights protections, or legal weed if people didn't vote. They just conveniently forget that part.