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CMV: My vote in an election doesn't matter

I really want someone to change my view on this, since everyone i know are frowning on me for thinking this way.

My argument is, that just with my single vote, i'm statistically extremely unlikely to make a significant difference. Whether i vote or not is irrelevant on that scale. The obvious argument against me, that i hear time and time again, is that my vote is a vote in a bigger picture. But that still doesn't counter my argument that a *single* vote doesn't matter. Statistically.

Please change my view, if any of you can refute my arguments above.
gpt
The point of a vote is not linked to whether it will have an immediate effect on the outcome; if that's the way you think about votes, then the "best outcome" is actually just having one person vote from the side that would have otherwise won (that's, surprisingly enough, the game theoretic Nash equilibrium). However, people continue to vote in elections that they're sure they will lose? Why?

Because the importance of the vote is not bound to whether it has an effect on an election; it's not bound to whether the Socialist Party candidate does or doesn't get into office. It is instead important because it is a meaningful statement endorsing a certain view of society. It is important for the same reason that a protest is important, even if it doesn't change anyone's mind- it is participation in civil society advocating for one's principles.