return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 15 days agoWhat's your opinion on the phrase "If voting changed anything they'd make it illegal"?message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down121
arrow-up1-9arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your opinion on the phrase "If voting changed anything they'd make it illegal"?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 15 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squaresocialpankakemix@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down2·15 days agoif voting made no difference, then why do they try their hardest to prevent poor people and minorities from voting?
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·15 days agoExactly this. Indifference is how you know something doesn’t matter. I remember this lesson even from game development: People complaining about your game is still alright. When the feedback stops entirely, that’s when you fucked up.
minus-squareTaalnazi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkNederlandsarrow-up1·14 days agoWhat if the feedback stops, but the playrate remains high? (ie., indifference but high voter turnout)
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days agoDifficult to say as that’s really not a common case at all. Might just lack evidence for how to understand this.
if voting made no difference, then why do they try their hardest to prevent poor people and minorities from voting?
Exactly this.
Indifference is how you know something doesn’t matter. I remember this lesson even from game development: People complaining about your game is still alright. When the feedback stops entirely, that’s when you fucked up.
What if the feedback stops, but the playrate remains high? (ie., indifference but high voter turnout)
Difficult to say as that’s really not a common case at all. Might just lack evidence for how to understand this.