Voting is just one thing you can do to shape your society and community. It gets a lot of attention because powerful people really do seem to let a surprising number of us have a tiny little mote of influence. The powerful talk about voting ceaselessly, because "the people" having power, however constrained gives them endless anxiety. Don't fall into the trap of thinking it is your only power.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking, because it's only a little power, isn't important either.