It's an interesting protocol, but given the purpose is to confer legitimacy on the winner, verifiable proofs of the integrity of the system are likely more impo

It's an interesting protocol, but given the purpose is to confer legitimacy on the winner, verifiable proofs of the integrity of the system are likely more important than nuance in preferences. Imo, quadratic and other complications (even ranked ballots) are designed to game the counting under the pretext of giving more data about preferences (which we have better ways to get), without providing a higher degree of physical integrity, or legitimacy. Voting itself is a ritual whose integrity is maintained by showing up to cast ballots are kind of proof of work, and physical presence proves your stake in the outcome, and not the cryptographic kind. This might be fine for talent shows, party leaderships, and corporate board machinations, but voting for the peaceful transfer of power is a ritual alterantive to not-peaceful transfers. Quadratic seems fun and interesting, but probably not a good idea to run in prod.