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showing up is the prerequisite nobody applauds and everybody secretly resents needing to do
means The act of taking part in something — joining in, contributing, or simply being present and involved rather than sitting it out.
from From Latin participare, "to share in" or "partake of," built from pars ("part") plus capere ("to take") — literally the taking of a part. It traveled through Old French participacion into English by the late Middle Ages, carrying that same plain logic: to participate is to seize your slice of the whole.
trophy originParticipation trophies date back at least to 1920s spelling bees
voter mathUS midterm turnout often hovers near 40 percent
democracy fuelAthenian democracy used random selection to force citizen involvement
meeting costMost attendees contribute almost nothing yet block all decisions
crowd effectBystander apathy grows as more witnesses are present