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		absolutelastone 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DHS removes all members of cyber security advisory... Voting blocks are just simplifications of reality. Following that line of thought too far leads to bad arguments. The full truth is that any individual voter has a negligible effect on the outcome of an election.

surgical_fire 7 months ago [–]

> The full truth is that any individual voter has a negligible effect on the outcome of an election.

A negligible effect is, mathematically speaking, incalculably higher than no effect.

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