It sucks. It's a drag. It doesn't pay well. But it's a right we all have. Anyone can have their life turned upside down in court, and the right to be judged by a jury of your peers is a right granted to everyone, provided that everyone takes turns being in that jury pool as well. It has to be random. It has to be well-mixed. And it has to be a civic duty. If I were to depend on 12 strangers to cast judgement on me, affecting the rest of my life I would want them to be willing and interested. I provide the same level of engagement sitting on a jury as I would hope to expect if the roles were reversed. It's similar to the Shopping Cart theory. Just be a decent person.