[Nextgrid]

> A good example of that is political surveys, which are really hard because people don't answer their phones. But why don't people answer their phones? Because they're swamped with scams, political ads, and other spam.

But why should people answer political surveys? It's a waste of time similar to the other nuisance calls you mentioned.

Even if we assume all the other nuisance calls are eliminated, there's still no reason anyone should answer a political survey. It's a waste of their time and there is no way to ensure how this data will be used.

[danShumway]

It would make elections a bit less stressful. There are a lot of vested interests in both political campaigns and in the public at large that want accurate polling before elections. That's extremely difficult to do right now.

I know some people debate whether having that information is healthy, which I won't comment on, but I do understand why someone might want it.

Now, at an individual level, what do I personally get out of answering any specific survey -- that's a much tougher question for me to answer.