I just realized I will be flying home from Washington D.C. on election day, so I’m going to be an absentee voter this year. I’m kind of sad because I love getting those "I Voted" stickers. They make me feel like I have done my duty as a citizen of this country. Ok, really it makes me feel cooler/smarter/more informed that all the people who don’t have one. I didn’t realize this until I read Freakonomics . One of the authors’ studies says that the main reason people vote (especially in small towns) is because they want people to see that they are voting (or see that they are not not voting), not because they think their vote will actually change anything. And that is why I think the person who thought up the "I Voted" stickers is a genius. The poll workers see that you vote AND your coworkers see that you vote. Brilliant.

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