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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago

I suspect a lot of it comes down to capitalist realism. People know the system is rigged, that their life sucks, and that voting is just theatre. Thinking that you're going to win the lottery becomes a coping mechanism.