Economists think it’s no great mystery why voters are so ignorant. It’s explained by basic microeconomics.
Acquiring information has a cost. It takes time and effort—time
and effort that could be spent promoting people’s other goals. When the expected costs of acquiring information of a particular sort exceed the expected benefits of possessing that sort of information, people will usually not bother to acquire the information. Economists call this phenomenon rational ignorance.
Sayfa 30 - Most Voters Aren't Stupid; They Just Don't Care
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