There's plenty of debate about whether to vote yes or no. But without discussing which way I'm leaning, I'm concerned about whether I should vote at all.
I'm a UK citizen and live in Scotland, so I have the technical right. I love Scotland. But there are lots of other places I love too, and even more places I've never been to and would like to find out if I love.
Continuing on my current trajectory, I'm going to live here for at least another two years. Probably a bit longer. But then what?
Are many students, or otherwise temporary residents, wondering the same? Do I really have a right to vote and then not stick around in the long term? Is a vote a commitment to, in the event of the result matching my vote, stay here and support Scotland with my income tax and my custom and my activism?
I feel like it should be. It's a vote about a long term future, and it's not going to fade away when this batch of politicians leave office in a few years (is it?).