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This question is posted exactly _because_ it's been answered a few times and
various other sources describe it differently as well - varying degree to
which one is preferred and why.  
So far I've come across 7 different explanations (as I understood them):

  1. With たい you use が (I don't think this is frequent)
  2. With たい you should use が, but sometimes people would use を
  3. With たい it is preferred to use が, but を is fine
  4. With たい you sometimes change を to が (no specific criteria)
  5. With たい you can use either, no preference no criteria
  6. With たい using が focuses the target of desire and を focuses the desire itself
  7. With たい there are various criteria that you use to decide between が and を, those outside can use either? Source: <https://www.wasabi-jpn.com/japanese-grammar/how-to-express-desire/> - haven't found anything as specific elsewhere

What is the ultimate take? Is it one if these? A combination of them?
Something completely different?  
I feel like I do hear が comparatively more often, but haven't been able to
infer a specific ruleset Thank you
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たい form が vs を untangling
I found some interesting papers about this topic. I think this is the best
article for you.  
<http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/acd/cg/lt/rb/599/599pdf/higasiya.pdf>  
「助詞「が」と「を」の置換性について」東山 篤規

He says that it used to be that が is the only correct choice, but in younger
generations, the number of people who use を is increasing. There are some
patterns where younger generations use を instead of が.

For example, when the verb is a pure static verb (such as できる or 好き), most
people chose が, but when the verb is an action verb (such as 折りたい from 折る+たい,
or 弾ける from 弾く+ける), people tend to use を.

And I also think it's interesting that, in sentences with longer context,
using を feels more natural.

There are several conditions where younger generations use を instead が. I
recommend you to read this article.

Ritsumeikan university is a famous private university in eastern Japan. I
think this survey is reliable considering the literature level of the
students.

As a young native Japanese speaker, I choose が or を unconsciously. I feel (and
it's written in the article) that there are some cases where:

  1. が and を is interchangeable
  2. が is more natural
  3. を is more natural

Some people may say only が is correct because they learned it when they are
children. But language is always changing!
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