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> The original story wasn't very clear how blockchain was involved. Didn't stop the ridiculously titled "Sierra Leone just ran the first blockchain-based elect
by GenericsMotors 9y ago
> The original story wasn't very clear how blockchain was involved.
Didn't stop the ridiculously titled "Sierra Leone just ran the first blockchain-based election"[1] from being shared and strongly upvoted here on HN.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16622245 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16622245
- dwighttk 9y agoI voted it up. I read the article because I'm interested in Sierra Leone and was interested in keeping an eye on developments (like how exactly blockchain was involved)... I should probably raise my standards for upvoting.
- danso 9y agoYou're linking to this thread; I think you mean to link to this one, which has 500+ upvotes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16598210 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16598210
- GenericsMotors 9y agoThanks, my mistake (and apparently too late to edit my original comment).
- rdiddly 9y agoWell I guess I need to update my opinion on that story from "Cool application of blockchains!" to "Would've been a cool application of blockchains!"