for the first time i realized i cant really [politely] ask people at work about voting. in previous jobs/election cycles its a no brainer… running around the office ‘where’s your sticker? did ya vote?’. regardless of affiliation, people should vote…
but theres a palpable embarrassment this year. no one speaks of politics here anymore. i sure as fuck am not going to burst that echo-bubble by askin if they voted.
i just cant really do that in my current location. very strange.
One of the hallmarks of a healthy liberal democracy is discussion. Specifically respectful and reason-based public discourse. This discourse is categorized under the “Deliberative Principle of Democracy” in the V-Dem project. That project measures how healthy a democracy is.
So, using a quantitative approach called napkin math, the US is fucked.
Jesting aside, the V-Dem project is amazing. https://www.v-dem.net/about/v-dem-project/methodology/
Don’t you know it’s sports season?
Why talk about elections when you can talk about your team and how you lost money betting on them?