• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    You vote against the guy you don’t like.

    What if I don’t like any of them?

    There will be a constant stream of people voting to do something stupid and destructive, so you spend all of your time voting against them.

    I would simply not participate in a system that sounds this miserable and tedious. I would play a game that’s more productive and enjoyable.

    Oh, and their votes count for more, so they can win even if there’s fewer of them.

    But it doesn’t matter, because casting a vote for Ralph Nader from my bright red state of Texas is still the reason Al Gore lost Florida in a 5-4 SCOTUS decision.

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      What if I don’t like any of them?

      Join the club.

      I would play a game that’s more productive and enjoyable.

      That’s not possible. We voted on what game we’re playing and we glued the cartridge into the console. Much to my disappointment we don’t get to change the game, or not play, or even ignore it.

      It’s a stupid world and we all live in it.

      But it doesn’t matter, because casting a vote for Ralph Nader from my bright red state of Texas is still the reason Al Gore lost Florida in a 5-4 SCOTUS decision.

      Exactly: The system is built to let them win as much as possible. You’re not going to ever beat it. It’s like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy except even more frustrating and without the pleasant voiceovers.