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Den Yellek 1 year ago
I think it is easy to quickly dismiss ideas such as this as never being possible in reality but you have summed it up here: "BitVotr is not something easy to implement logistically, particularly with a population not ready for such technology. It will require a transition period and testing, but in the future, using such technology will be second nature for most of the population." When the internet was first released the idea that every person would have to have an email to navigate modern life was easy to dismiss as too complicated. But as technologies become ubiquitous we begin to wonder not how it could be that everyone could possibly all use these new technologies but rather how it could be that they ever went without them. Faith in democracy is diminishing quickly. It is up for debate if that is a good thing or a bad thing however if faith in democracy is to be restored it is likely to be through an open technological solution like this.

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Den Yellek 1 year ago
Ideas like this are interesting to think about. In a society where trust is fast breaking down what does trust minimised voting look like?
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I think it is easy to quickly dismiss ideas such as this as never being possible in reality but you have summed it up here: "BitVotr is not something easy to implement logistically, particularly with a population not ready for such technology. It will require a transition period and testing, but in the future, using such technology will be second nature for most of the population." When the internet was first released the idea that every person would have to have an email to navigate modern life was easy to dismiss as too complicated. But as technologies become ubiquitous we begin to wonder not how it could be that everyone could possibly all use these new technologies but rather how it could be that they ever went without them. Faith in democracy is diminishing quickly. It is up for debate if that is a good thing or a bad thing however if faith in democracy is to be restored it is likely to be through an open technological solution like this.
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