Pew: Why Are Millions of Citizens Not Registered to Vote?

[Technocracy Timmy]

Anecdotal but I was never asked to register to vote at my local DMV or from anyone else in life. I even come from a very political family and willingly chose to register to vote when I got my drivers license at 18.

[Technocracy Timmy]

My overall point is that political apathy is very real in this country. I can't think of a single instance where I felt encouraged let alone obligated to register to vote; not even from my hyper-political family. I don't think my experience is unique either. A lot of people simply don't care about politics or feel that the system is "rigged" and not worth participating in.

They feel it's either not worth it or that politics doesn't affect them.

[Technocracy Timmy]

The number of people who use the tired old "they feel the system is rigged"  argument are mostly wrong. The majority of them are simply so self-absorbed (and generally materialistic) they can't possibly grasp the idea of structures existing outside themselves.

Look at the approval rating for congress or the President then contrast that with the approval rating of the military (72%), the police (57%), or small business (70%). Source.

Most Americans have the capacity to "grasp the idea of structures existing outside themselves".