The OP was trying to point out that whilst you and I may understand the mechanism in order to trust it, others can't, because they won't be able to understand why it's trustworthy. My friends don't understand crypto, so they can only ever trust it if they trust me (or the person telling them it's trustworthy).
Imagine this, you rig a crypto-vote not through technical means, you just say you won even though the blockchain says you didn't. How many people in your country do you think will believe the experts over the politicians? My honest opinion about the US, is that the experts will lose.
It doesn't matter if you're right if no one believes you, and currently people believe the paper vote because they can understand how it would be executed fairly.
The fact is that currently, America's democracy is in danger because people are going to find it hard to trust even a paper vote during this election. No matter which way the vote swings, by planting the seed of doubt, the current administration has undermined the vote.
Imagine this, you rig a crypto-vote not through technical means, you just say you won even though the blockchain says you didn't. How many people in your country do you think will believe the experts over the politicians? My honest opinion about the US, is that the experts will lose.
It doesn't matter if you're right if no one believes you, and currently people believe the paper vote because they can understand how it would be executed fairly.
The fact is that currently, America's democracy is in danger because people are going to find it hard to trust even a paper vote during this election. No matter which way the vote swings, by planting the seed of doubt, the current administration has undermined the vote.