Chapter 23 - If You Didn’t Vote Then Shut Your Mouth

Don’t advertise the fact that you’re an idiot

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Disclaimer: This article was originally published on Medium. I'm sharing it again on Substack. It’s not about the 2024 US Election, because it was written years before then and that’s how time works, but the point still stands. I’m English and based in the UK. I don’t give a rat’s ass who you vote for or what your politics is. Just vote.

Did you vote? You did. Do you vote? You do. Good. That’s what I thought.

Unfortunately, not everyone does vote. There are a hundred different reasons why someone might choose not to vote. None of them are valid.

But that’s just like, you know, my opinion, man.

All of this is beside the point. The point is there’s a wave of stupidity sweeping the world. That’s right, another one.

Some people are actually proud of the fact that they don’t vote and boast about it on social media.

A worrying number of people are boasting about the fact that they don’t vote. Like it’s a source of pride.

And top of that pile? Self-appointed self-help gurus …