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Ever heard of "moving with the stream"? Everyone does that sometimes, as you have to pick your fights. If you can create a fake public consensus, you've basical
by thomasahle 12y ago
Ever heard of "moving with the stream"? Everyone does that sometimes, as you have to pick your fights. If you can create a fake public consensus, you've basically changed the direction of the stream.
Many people might even reevaluate their opinions if it seems that everyone else agrees on the opposite idea. It's pretty human.
- rayiner 12y agoWhich is precisely why online polls are worthless. I wonder what sorts of results you'd get if you ran a poll about domestic surveillance on HN, Reddit, etc. You think that'd be a representative viewpoint? Who puts any stock in these sorts of poll results? Plus: if GCHQ can manipulate them, so can a whole bunch of other people...
- badkungfu 12y agoYes, they're worthless, but, anchoring effect.