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>The problem with hand counting is that it scales very poorly.

I think you have that the wrong way around.

The benefit of hand counting is that it scales very poorly.

Well said. Not everything in life is improved by larger scale and efficiency. Certain concerns like counting votes require accuracy and trust in the process, because distrust in the voting process is detrimental to the whole idea of a representative republic.

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