“For some reason when it comes to democracy, we seem to think that political knowledge doesn't make any kind of difference or we shouldn't say that it does, like it would hurt people's feelings.” PeopleThinkingKindDoeReasonFeelingsSeemsPoliticalDifferencesHurtDemocracy Author:Jason Brennan
“I'm skeptical about even educating voters as a chance for being successful. You know, when we look at what people retain from high school a year after they've graduated, they've forgotten most everything about history and civics and everything, and I think the main worry here is that because your individual vote counts for so little, you just don't have a strong incentive to invest in the knowledge, to retain the knowledge, to process information in a rational way.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayYearsLooksLittlesSchoolIndividualStrongProcessChanceWorrySuccessfulInformationHigh SchoolVoteForgottenRationalBeing SuccessfulVotersIncentivesSkepticalCivics Author:Jason Brennan
