If this was any other user they would've closed their account years ago. It's great they're finally doing something but all it does it validate Trump's worldview that he can get away with anything.
Is that true? I was under the impression that ordinary people could rant in obscurity, and not come to moderator attention unless they got accidentally famous.
I'd have expected bannination to require more attention... until you reach the point where you're using the platform as a matter of national policy.
I get an article of someone else's mail in my mailbox all the time. Mail is hand sorted at the destination and this is error prone.
The same is true of HN comments, it seems :)
I feel this is not a right comparison. Cash can be used by the taker. You think someone could change your voting? For eg: change from Biden to Trump?
They could fill out the ballot that has your name on it. (You likely have to fill out a ballot sent to you, as opposed to something you print off and mail in)
If you trust the USPS to deliver your ballot, please put $5,000 in cash in an envelope and mail it to yourself.
I'd do so where I live, I've never had the postal service here loose any mail. I could even pay 5€ extra and the insurance for the mail contents would cover if the 5000$ vanished, in the unlikely event that happened. Tbh, amazon delivery is less reliable than the national package delivery.
Yet it's safe enough to send those 1,200 dollar stimulus cheques, right?
The point is that a check can be reissued, and generally speaking, there’s a system of validation to prevent unauthorized use. Cash and votes have intrinsic value.