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It's Called Silicon Sampling, and It's Going to Ruin Public Opinion Polling (nytimes.com)
8 points by tysone 76 days ago
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anitil 75 days ago
> Silicon sampling removes the messy, costly part of asking people what they think

Sometimes I wonder if I'm too cynical, and at other times I wonder if I'm not cynical enough

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pavel_lishin 76 days ago
This feels very close to The Franchise, by Asimov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franchise_%28short_story%29
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