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What does it mean?
The speaker compares sex and politics as enjoyable even without skill.
In plain terms
You can enjoy politics even if you are bad at it.
What can you take from it?
Enjoyment in politics does not require competence.

Where it applies

  • political engagement
  • voting
  • campaigning

Putting it to work

  • encouraging participation
  • lowering barriers to entry
  • acknowledging motivations

Questions to consider

  • Does passion matter more than skill in politics?
  • Why do people engage in politics?

Another view

This trivializes the need for knowledgeable leadership.

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