Comment on Income isn't keeping up with inflation, 76% of Americans say in new CBS News poll
mob@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’m sure it’s true, but do we poll over everything now? I feel like there are better, more scientific sources to use than a CBS poll.
I just saw a poll about Bluetooth headphones being unhealthy for you earlier so I just feel like this in general and am using this as a place to put my thoughts tbh.
I just feel like we are putting to much faith into opinions of the masses, and believing what we read online.
eclectic_electron@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Polls are important especially in economics because people’s opinions matter. Everyone thinking the economy is bad will cause a recession even if there isn’t an economic reason for one otherwise.
mob@lemmy.world 9 months ago
True.
But this is also another volunteer, likely anonymous, YouGov poll that people are taking as fact again. Lemmy is flooded with them in articles and they have no real value.