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		comfypotato on Sept 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Widespread misperceptions of long-term attitude ch... As someone who has never taken, and will probably never take, a Buzzfeed quiz: I think it probably risks the same kind of sampling bias. Not sure what the best way to overcome this is. Joke: government mandated surveys with monetary punishments based on your net worth if you fail to take them.

hhmc on Sept 9, 2022 [–]

Unless you make survey taking a society wide, randomly sampled, civic duty -- like jury duty -- you're always going to be vulnerable to some biases.

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