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A small personal story behind this. When I was 19, I read Freakonomics, and like many economists who came of age then, it had a big impact on me.
The Freakonomics guys had a blog, and on it (see next tweet) they made a post in which they casually denigrated voting.
1/ https://twitter.com/ben_golub/status/1322725118813024257
The Freakonomics guys had a blog, and on it (see next tweet) they made a post in which they casually denigrated voting.
1/ https://twitter.com/ben_golub/status/1322725118813024257
This was the blog post. Now, as @arindube says, this was misleading and unfair in 2005.
But, I'm embarrassed to say, it affected my views - not of economists, but of voting.
I explained to my parents why it's a waste, to which they replied,
2/ https://twitter.com/arindube/status/1318688190153265153
But, I'm embarrassed to say, it affected my views - not of economists, but of voting.
I explained to my parents why it's a waste, to which they replied,
2/ https://twitter.com/arindube/status/1318688190153265153
in essence, "Don't be an ass" and "If that's your choice, then we're not interested in any of your opinions on political issues."
(Parents are wise.)
There are so many better views of democratic participating than whatever facile foolishness took me in then, and
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(Parents are wise.)
There are so many better views of democratic participating than whatever facile foolishness took me in then, and
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I'm very grateful to be part of a community (both of economists and citizens much more broadly) that appreciates and enacts those values.
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PS/ A few typos in this thread! They go with the theme of acknowledging error.
