> So they surveyed some people, asked for opinions and based on that wrote an article. You do realize some of the most useful BLS and Fed data is little more t

> So they surveyed some people, asked for opinions and based on that wrote an article. You do realize some of the most useful BLS and Fed data is little more than surveying some people and asking for their opinions right? The vast majority of everything we as SW designers do is developed by surveying some users and asking opinions? What do you think user surveys and UX panels that drive so much of SW design is? It’s a completely legitimate way to get information about something. Like all forms of data it has its benefits and its downsides.