#opinion polls

[hirotheinkling]

You will be taken to a remote facility to undergo the transformation and after it is complete, you will be released to roam freely alongside others who were also turned into dinosaurs.

Once you have cast your vote, please reply which individual species from the group you chose you would like to become!

[mostlysignssomeportents]

There is nothing harder to kill than an idea whose time has come to pass

53% of U.S. adults support the auto strike, compared with

22% who oppose it.

While 36% of U.S. adults say the labor union is asking for too much, slightly more say it’s an appropriate amount or too little.

Roughly 3 in 5 Americans say worker pay should increase whenever CEO compensation does, and that companies should provide strong worker protections even if it means higher costs for consumers.

A slim 53% majority of U.S. adults surveyed over the weekend support the UAW’s decision to go on strike on Sept. 15 amid protracted negotiations with the automakers. Support for the strike remains consistent among those who identify as members of a union and those who do not. By contrast, just 22% of U.S. adults oppose the UAW strike, even though a larger share believe the union leadership’s demands are excessive.

"Slim majority" is a legit bullshit framing. 53% support and 22% opposition is a "slim majority" in a technical sense, but it would be just as true to say that only a tiny minority of capitalism-poisoned freaks oppose the UAW.

Asked whether “worker pay should increase whenever CEO pay is increased to prevent inequality” or “worker pay should not increase whenever CEO pay is increased because the work that they are doing is different,” 62% chose the former, while only 17% chose the latter. 

I've seen kitten-tormented yarn-balls that were more straightforward than this. Translation: Most Americans agree that when the boss gets a raise, the workers should get the same raise.

A similar 61% share said “companies should provide strong worker protections even if it means higher costs for consumers” over the 15% who said they should provide weaker protections to lower costs for consumers.

Despite 40 years of economists insisting that we see ourselves as "consumers" (that is, ambulatory wallets) the evidence is overwhelming - we know we are WORKERS. https://pro.morningconsult.com/analysis/uaw-strike-polling

[cognitiveinequality]

Political polls generally fail to reflect what I actually hear from people I know. So I'm curious:

If you've been contacted by pollsters, but could or would not participate, answer "No"

If you've been contacted and given your opinion about ANY political issue or candidate (e.g. a referendum, a mayoral race, a parliamentary or congressional race...) answer "Yes"

If you are not eligible to vote in your area, but have still been polled and answered honestly, answer "Yes"

If you have answered an online poll (even if it was through a reputable pollster such as YouGov) with no phone/text/in-person element, answer "No"

[pelman]

Please reblog for more exposure! Also, this isn't an offer to start debates in my replies or reblogs. Express your opinions as loudly and perhaps violently as you'd like, but just to yourselves, not at one another. If you try to start an argument, regardless of what side you're on, I'm blocking you. This is just to gather Tumblr's general opinion.

Anyone on either side of the debate can interact with this post, given that this is a neutral space.

[straightforwardpolls]

would you drink coffee if there were no consequences?

[earthshine-moon]

Who is Adar?

Follow up to this poll from a few weeks ago because I’m interested to see how this has changed since the end of episode 7

Adar’s line is below the cut if you need a reminder (spoilers obvs)

Same options as last time but with a few extras

Adar’s line below ⬇️ (spoilers)

{to Elrond} Have you forgotten your Rúmil? ‘Never make war in anger’

[kdjojo]

Which ship is better??

I respect u a lot if u pick Satosugu!! But if you pick sukugo, it's ehhh for me. Not a big fan of it because the way I see is how they admire each other for their strengths that's js it for :)

[baambastic]

(Cobra hood not visible in GIF)

[mily-is-a-star]

It was already decided who the best out of the main 5 and then the Craig 5 was, so how about

[conkreetmonkey]

Looking at blackout curtains to replace my current thin-ass regular curtains, hastily purchased at Walmart when we converted what was previously not a bedroom into my bedroom. My comfort would greatly benefit, as the sun shines directly through my southeast-facing window for most of the day, and the way my desk is set up I'm facing it when I'm using my computer, so I have to constantly avert my eyes (as I'm doing right now, lol). At night, there's a streetlight that doesn't shine through as much but still does, and would make sleep impossible if I had no curtains at all.

I'm working on making my bedroom an actual nice place to be, because the other day I came to the harrowing realization that I'm content to wallow in a foul neckbeard nest due to a complete lack of self-respect. For the reasons previously mentioned, I feel like good-quality blackout curtains would be a natural first step.

NOW, I'm conflicted between two options I have come across. One is a cheaper pair from Home Depot, costing $40 with free shipping, that I think should fit my window well (I still have to measure) without any trimming required.

However, I'm not huge on the drab colours, plain fabric and complete lack of patterned options. They're functional, inoffensively coloured and will probably fit my window, but that's about it.

THEN there's a pair from Ikea, certainly much larger than I need in length but available in a pattern I think would look great, with nicer-looking fabric (both are just polyester, though).

Now, the Ikea pair costs $99 before shipping, well over twice the price of the Home Depot set. I'd definitely have to trim them, and this is the only size they come in, so I'd be paying for fabric I don't need and would just be stowing away in the scrap bin. I'm not the best at sewing, either, so the hem would likely be ugly af. Still, despite all this, they are quite alluring... my brain says Home Depot, but my heart says Ikea...

I'm having a hard time choosing. Which do YOU think I should get? I have several hundred bucks in the bank rn and I haven't made a for-fun purchase since last spring at the latest aside from 2 or 3 <$15 Steam sale games, only eating out when the alternative is skipping a meal and not buying any clothes aside from neccesary socks and undies, so maybe the Ikea curtains could be justified? They're the price of, what, 4-6 fast food combo meals? My basement boy bills (only phone and pet food) are about $75 a month, give or take, which I easily overshoot with my part-time job. Still, it's a LOT of money in my world... asking for advice here. Should I stick with the budget option, or splurge on something prettier?

[more-flotsam-and-jetsam]