Definition:
Rational ignorance is the option of an agent not to acquire or process information about some realm.
Ordinarily used to describe a citizen's choice not to pay attention to
political issues or information, because paying attention has costs in time
and effort, and the effect a citizen would have by voting per se is usually
zero.
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