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    Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Nov 5

    Watched my wife fill in her mail-in ballot tonight, and I've gotta say: There's no way the average voter in California understands the implications of more than 10% of what they're voting for

    10:06 PM - 5 Nov 2018
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      1. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Nov 5

        "OK so this proposition authorizes $8.877 billion in general obligation bonds for water infrastructure. Is that a good idea?" "I really don't know why they're trusting me to make this decision"

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      1. ..........................wut‏ @misterpikul Nov 5
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Navigating democracy like:pic.twitter.com/KSWO7JBX7h

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      2. Omar Qazi‏ @omarqazi Nov 5
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Terrible UI design. Way too many choices to make, overwhelms people.

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      3. Dapper Heretic‏ @dapperheretic Nov 6
        Replying to @omarqazi @AustenAllred

        It’s bigger than UI. Technocrats appointed by politicians elected by citizens should be making these decisions.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. Man Renaissance.‏ @MaximusMcloud Nov 6
        Replying to @dapperheretic @omarqazi @AustenAllred

        You mean unelected bureaucrats. California should try that.

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      5. Dapper Heretic‏ @dapperheretic Nov 6
        Replying to @MaximusMcloud @omarqazi @AustenAllred

        Elections don’t scale to all government positions. With our vote we vest the choice with politicians. California’s mistake has been electing politicians who see bigger gov as better gov. That does not negate my point.

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      6. Man Renaissance.‏ @MaximusMcloud Nov 6
        Replying to @dapperheretic @omarqazi @AustenAllred

        Fair enough. I don’t vote anyway. Cause then I am not complicit in the vesting of my decisions to someone else. And I am also scared of Russians making decisions for me. So best just to abstain.

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      1. brandon cardwell‏ @bwcard Nov 5
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Yeah, but I feel like I really nailed that crucial daylight savings vote.

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      1. vamsee‏ @lakamsani Nov 6
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        We found the analysis from @sfchronicle @latimes @EastBayTimes available online very useful on statewide ballot measures. Just tune out the TV ads and mailers. The part about confirming Judges is really the hardest. Local city council decisions were the easiest

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      2. Jason Bucata‏ @jb31842 Nov 6
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Here in Michigan they had an omnibus voting reform proposal (in-person registration, automatic registration w/driver's license, absentee voting for all, reinstating straight-ticket voting that was removed last year).

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      3. Jason Bucata‏ @jb31842 Nov 6
        Replying to @jb31842 @AustenAllred

        What if I wanted some but not all of those? I should be able to vote for one without having to give consent for the others. In Oklahoma I think, they had a constitutional requirement of one policy, one proposal. There, Prop 2 wouldn't have been allowed on the ballot.

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      1. Startup Diazepam‏ @Startup_Dreams Nov 6
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Bro, give her some space. She's voting!

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      1. Stephen Alred Jr.‏ @salred3 Nov 6
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        We had two different websites pulled up side by side to do research on ours...

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      1. The G‏ @GGermanAlvarez Nov 5
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Yeah I was constantly thinking that if I hdn't received the level of education or researched as much as I had I would not have known what to half of the stuff was and then I realized most people don't have good education or are college educated and then 😞

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      1. Matthew Johnson‏ @epitygxanwn Nov 5
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Spoken like a true oligarch! They have been trying to hijack our decision making on those grounds for years😡

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      2. Lionel Yelibi‏ @TehRaio Nov 5
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        do you think if we voted more often, let's say like in switzerland, the average voter would have a better grasp of things?

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      1. Matthew Siu‏ @MatthewWSiu Nov 6
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Quadratic voting could be really interesting here. Give people a set number of votes that they can use to amplify their voice on any issue they care about and are informed on.

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      1. Rocky Pruitt‏ @RockyPruitt Nov 6
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        10% is being extremely generous.

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