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by pessimizer 1788 days ago
> ruin their life online

> popularity contest driven by peer pressure

No, it's so people can't sell their votes, or be told by their parents/employer/local gangs that if they don't verify they voted correctly, they will be hurt. It's not cancel culture or popularity contests or whatever. Voting is definitely supposed to be a popularity contest based on peer pressure.