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Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, where each day we bring you a passage of ancient

wisdom designed to help you find strength, insight, and wisdom, everyday life.

Each one of these passages is based on the

2,000-year-old philosophy that has guided some of history's greatest men and

women. For more you can visit us at daily stoak.com.

This is why we do our part. Why bother? Doesn't matter, won't count. This is what people say when it comes to

voting, especially in America, and they're not totally wrong. It's hard to argue with the statistics and the realities.

One person out of so many when more than 50% of the population doesn't even bother in a country of gerrymandering and voter suppression.

On the other hand, it's stunning to think that in an election, the 2020 election, that

saw something like 150 million votes. The presidency, the most powerful and

influential position in the world, was decided by roughly 44,000 ballots across three states. Less than half of a college football stadium, Arizona

was swung by just 10,000 voters. But actually the Stokes would say that none of these stats matter either way.

Whether your vote is the one that makes a difference isn't why one should engage in the

democratic process, first the Stokes are quite clear that a philosopher has a duty to contribute

to the well-being of the polis, including active political participation, which they saw as a clear distinction from the Epicureans.

But more important is the idea that you should only do something that the preferred outcome

is guaranteed.

Well, that just violates everything we talk about here.

As Marcus Aurelius wrote in meditations, you must build up your life action by action and

be content if each one achieves its goal as far as possible and no one can keep you

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