On Wed, 17 Jul 2024, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
Again, OT, but many people who think voting systems are simple haven't actually thought it through (and experienced IT experts are particularly prone to this fallacy), I mean it's just counting isn't it?). The real world problem is not the technology itself, it's persuading people to trust something they can't see, where some actors have a vested interest in telling their supporters that the system is fraudulent or that The Man is trying to manipulate them.
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