Sure. My argument is that it takes more than even people losing money (a pretty high bar already IMHO) for the trust in a system to be eroded beyond the point o

Sure. My argument is that it takes more than even people losing money (a pretty high bar already IMHO) for the trust in a system to be eroded beyond the point of outright distrust. For better or for worse, familiarity and trust correlate strongly, but technical security and trust don't correlate much (see people ignoring security warnings because kitten photos) Take, for example, elections in Brazil. They've been electronic for decades and people trust its accuracy. There hasn't been a single known case of tampering even though the country has a notoriously corrupt political landscape (see every scandal and impeachment since the 80s) I would even bet money that if the US rolled out nationwide e-voting somehow, within 5 election cycles the majority of americans would say they trust it in polls. Based on familiarity alone.