Very cool: A democratic party surveyor called and the only question they wanted to focus on is "should we deregulate consumer debt protections (yes[trust me bro(pls)])?"
First it was whether I approve of Trump/the governor/the state AG, then it was asking if I'd like a vaguely progressive challenger to the AG, then what my most important voter issue was (climate change and affordable housing were the two closest options). Finally half a dozen questions that rephrased "Should the government stay out of debt collection?" in ways geared to make me answer yes. Is debt collection overregulated in ways that actually make it harder to get out of debt? Does government overreach in regulating consumer debt management harm consumers by limiting their options? Would I prefer the government stay out of my financial decisions and how I manage my debt?
Nothing about the state of the economy or even an option to voice concerns about the cost of living beyond "affordable" housing. Just probing for any kind of consent to let debt collectors enslave me for not paying off my pizza loan in time.
came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them] - 1mon
actually participating in political polling once or twice was enough to make me accept that polling is complete bullshit with stovepiped answers to guarantee results that can be used to convince regular people that "actually, 99% of humans want landlords to double their rent immediately"
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CatoPosting [they/them, he/him] - 1mon
Learning Psychometrics in school taught me that you can painstakingly make a survey that reveals sentiment with as little bias as possible....or relatively easily make a survey that says whatever you want it to.
happybadger in politics
Very cool: A democratic party surveyor called and the only question they wanted to focus on is "should we deregulate consumer debt protections (yes[trust me bro(pls)])?"
First it was whether I approve of Trump/the governor/the state AG, then it was asking if I'd like a vaguely progressive challenger to the AG, then what my most important voter issue was (climate change and affordable housing were the two closest options). Finally half a dozen questions that rephrased "Should the government stay out of debt collection?" in ways geared to make me answer yes. Is debt collection overregulated in ways that actually make it harder to get out of debt? Does government overreach in regulating consumer debt management harm consumers by limiting their options? Would I prefer the government stay out of my financial decisions and how I manage my debt?
Nothing about the state of the economy or even an option to voice concerns about the cost of living beyond "affordable" housing. Just probing for any kind of consent to let debt collectors enslave me for not paying off my pizza loan in time.
actually participating in political polling once or twice was enough to make me accept that polling is complete bullshit with stovepiped answers to guarantee results that can be used to convince regular people that "actually, 99% of humans want landlords to double their rent immediately"
Learning Psychometrics in school taught me that you can painstakingly make a survey that reveals sentiment with as little bias as possible....or relatively easily make a survey that says whatever you want it to.
https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/yes-prime-minister-questionnaire-design-matters
Sounds like a push poll
sounds like the people polling should be pushed off a cliff