• BingBong@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    How are the polls done anyways? If they rely on TV ads or random phone numbers a large portion of younger generations will-not be in the sample. Seems like more technically literate populations will be missed rendering the polls useless.

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      3 months ago

      I’m sure each poll has their own way, but the most common way I’ve heard them do them is to call people.

      Which is why I think we should ignore them completely. A lot of the younger generation will not answer a random phone call unless they were expecting a random number to call them. Even then, when they learn it is about a poll, they will probably decline it.

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        3 months ago

        I arguably qualify as “younger generation” because I remember when the PlayStation was new, and yes random unknown calls are screened out every time.