This area is in work . This page will serve as a collection point for the many examples of Social Dilemmas as I am made aware of them. Some of these have been discussed elsewhere in these pages but are repeated here for completeness. There is some cost to you in voting. While it may be small for some, it is significant for others.
Some people go to a great deal of effort just to vote.
A single vote can only impact an election when there is a tie, which has essentially zero chance of happening in a state or national election. Of course, that would be a disaster. But we are not talking about everyone, we are talking about ONE individual. That is the paradox. As a fisherman, it is certainly in my personal best interest to keep on fishing even though disaster looms for all of us.