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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.54,0:00:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi PaulTalkers and other viewers, I’m Paul\Nand I want you to register to vote!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.62,0:00:06.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[music]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.00,0:00:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,YouTube has found that on average it takes\None minute, thirty-four seconds to register
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.89,0:00:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to vote.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.89,0:00:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s what this counter is counting down.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.99,0:00:21.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To get started, just search Google for “register\Nto vote” or click on this info card in the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.01,0:00:21.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,corner!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.84,0:00:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can do that in another window while I\Ntalk to you here about Spoon Theory and how
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.88,0:00:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it applies to voting.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.14,0:00:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over a decade ago, Christine Miserandino was\Ntrying to explain to a friend what it’s
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.46,0:00:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like to live with a chronic illness (versus\Nnot having to do that) and grabbed a bunch
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.05,0:00:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of nearby spoons then asked her friend to\Nlist all the things they do in a day.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.66,0:00:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For every “thing” (getting up, taking\Na shower, having breakfast, getting dressed,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.44,0:00:48.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,etc.) Christine [sound of clanging spoons]\N*chuckle* set aside one of the spoons.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.53,0:00:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before her friend finished listing all\Nthe things, the spoons were gone and the theoretical
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.00,0:00:54.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,day wasn’t done.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.62,0:00:57.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s what it can be like when you have\Na chronic illness, like lupus for her, or
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.63,0:00:58.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depression for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.63,0:01:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(But if you don’t have a health issue limiting\Nthem, you have a for-all-practical-purposes
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.12,0:01:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unlimited amount of spoons.)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.03,0:01:07.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you know someone who has a chronic illness,\Nthat is why sometimes they just won’t be
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.33,0:01:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up for “things”.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.99,0:01:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How does this apply to registering to vote?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.95,0:01:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because everyone has different abilities and\Nspoons, I try not to say that anything is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.36,0:01:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easy, but the online process to register to\Nvote in the United States has probably never
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.51,0:01:19.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been easier.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.08,0:01:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don’t have to deal with a person.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.39,0:01:23.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don’t have to articulate very many personal\Nthings about yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.55,0:01:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don’t have to physically manipulate\Nmuch.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.16,0:01:28.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on average it doesn’t take much time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.41,0:01:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even for Spoonies, it may be more doable\Nthan you think to register to vote, so please
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.78,0:01:33.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.78,0:01:34.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s time!