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I believe it is a waste of time for me to vote in a genral/national election as it will have virtually no effect on the outcome. CMV

I'm talking here about national/general elections e.g a new Prime Minister or President. Not smaller ones where it could potentially make a difference.

The first thing people say when I mention this is 'well if everyone thought that we'd be screwed'. This is irrelevant, my actions have no effect on anyone else. Therefore, my single vote will still make no difference and it is a complete waste of time going to vote. As it is for any other individual.
gpt
OP - I've often wondered about this too and am curious how you feel about the following hypothetical situations. Let's pretend we're talking about a presidential election:

1. If only three people were allowed to vote for the president (you being one of them), would you feel as though your vote could make a difference? If so, would you feel it strongly enough to actually vote?

2. If you voted in such an election and the other 2 voters voted the same way as you, would you feel as though your vote was wasted?

3. If you voted in such an election and the other 2 voters voted for a different candidate (so yours lost), would you feel as though your vote was wasted?

4. If it were 10 voters total instead of 3, would you feel as though your vote could make a difference? If so, would you feel it strongly enough to actually vote?

5. 100 voters? 1000 voters? 10000 voters?

6. At what approximate point would you feel as though your vote no longer mattered?