It's still worth voting. The _process_ has to continue and
   participation is what keeps it going. Here's worth noting: a)
   Your vote for president doesn't matter. Pick anything. Doesn't
   matter. It's how the system's set up so use it. Don't worry. b)
   But with EVERYTHING ELSE on the ballot, your vote COUNTS. c)
   Even if you don't understand or care about the issues, consider
   showing up and voting. Psychologically, it does amazing things,
   once you're free of worrying about the presidential race. The
   popular vote not strictly counting for President/Vice President
   *actually* is a freedom. It's hard to explain why I think it
   matters. I mean, I don't always vote. I miss elections
   sometimes. It doesn't really bother me if I miss them. But when
   I *do* vote, which is most large elections, and get that
   sticker... and maybe check off one or two items that I think I
   understanding (the wording is convoluted and is VERY OFTEN put
   together in such a way that you THINK you're voting one way but
   you're REALLY voting for another)... it just feels... I dunno,
   it feels like I've contributed. And... when you look at the
   numbers for all the non-presidential things (again, because the
   pressure of your vote counting for president will be gone by
   then... because it doesn't) - you see that little number on the
   right. It's a 7. It could've been a 6. I know it sounds dumb
   thinking of it that way but for me it means I'm a part of
   something greater. A process. A system that's older than me that
   will continue long after I'm gone. A _good_ system - not perfect
   (because "what's popular" isn't always what's right of course) -
   but a good system. My voting allows it to continue. Farce?
   Absolutely. Yet it's also not.