@LouisIngenthron can you sell your stock for other stock at any point, or once you buy stock are you required to keep said stock forever?
@LouisIngenthron then i would t buy any stock. Id spend my $1000 on o women and drugs and let the whole place burn lol... in all seriousness though let me consider. I have some concerns with setup (as i dont think its a fair analogy) but i will be happy to answer according to the premise once ive considered it.
@freemo Ah, but part of the premise is that you *have* to spend it all by the end of the election.
I didn't give an "or else" on that, but let's just say that if you don't spend it, you lose it all.
@freemo (and would have to live only on the dividends of whoever got elected, which would suck, and I guess kind of also be the welfare of this analogy? Idk, I'm probably pushing the metaphor way too far, lol)
@LouisIngenthron I have other issues with the setup, i dont think its a great metaphore. But like i said ill play by the rules anyway.
@freemo Yeah, totally, for one, it definitely doesn't come close to reflecting how unbalanced the playing field is in real life. But still a good way to explore deeper motivations.
@LouisIngenthron many nonlinear effects arent represented, as well as other effects... but an anology will always have compromises. Some are just too big a difference to work... but like i said lets play anyway ;)
@LouisIngenthron If i thought things were doomed id probably not spend it at all then... that said ill try to give a more serious answer after some reflection
@freemo That would be quite a nihilistic take.
@LouisIngenthron when you feel there is no hope nihlism tends to be where you wind up. Its why so many dont vote now.
@freemo Yeah, the apathy of insurmountable odds is real, no doubt.
But, I believe it's impossible to truly reduce harm without a little bit of faith, and that's a good enough reason in and of itself to try to push through the apathy.
Even if my actions only help to make things get worse a little slower, that's still better than nothing.
@freemo Votes are final.