The first ten polls in this thread attracted an average of 115.9 voters. A recent (but not most recent) sampling of ten polls shows an average of 44.3 voters. What is your reaction to these numbers? Select as many as apply.
Holy Jeebus, our thread is dying! Phone the neighbors, wake the kids, tell your friends!
Meh meh meh, an expected and benign drop-off in interest.
Hmmm, interesting.
Hmmm, not so interesting.
Mustard, have you nothing better to do with your time?
I have not seen Hindu / atheists mentioned around her for a while.
Who cares? Certainly not me.
I am looking forward to fresh tomatoes being in season.
This is information causes in me a mild level of concern.
Suppose Russia had no nukes, and never had had any nukes. Should the U.S. have directly intervened militarily on Ukraine’s behalf in this war (ie, committing US forces directly to fight)?
I am confident that the best humans among us will keep coming up with solutions to all our ills, whack-a-mole style.
I believe decent people far outnumber assholes and always will.
A mythical being (God, Thor, benevolent space aliens) will provide.
I am putting my faith in Hindu Atheists.
Dystopia, Mad Max, Waterworld, Hunger Games, or even Cave People are all still “civilizations”.
You are right, I have changed my mind and now think that civilization is unsustainable, and will immediately change my vote in the previous poll on the subject.
On the previous civilization poll, I said that human civilization on Earth is unsustainable.
This question would work a lot better as a thread.
0voters
You’re trying to guess reasons that of people with a completely different point of view than your own. That’s going to be pretty hard. I know at least you haven’t touched on my reasoning at all, and it’s way too complicated to try and shove into a poll format.
When we wake up tomorrow we discover Putin died overnight, while we slept. Now what?
The Russians immediately install another nutjob and the attacks on Ukraine intensify
The Russians immediately install another nutjob and the attacks on Ukraine continue pretty much the same as yesterday
The Russians immediately install another nutjob, but one whose self-interest is a stronger motive than glory-seeking so they withdraw fairly quickly in hopes of getting sanctions lifted
There’s a lot of confusion in Russia without clear leadership and the attack continues half-heartedly for several more weeks
There’s a lot of confusion in Russia without clear leadership and the attack continues half-heartedly for several more days
There’s a clear, saner, leader installed who disagreed with Putin and wraps things up in weeks
There’s a clear, saner, leader installed who disagreed with Putin and wraps things up in days
It’s chaos and most Russian soldiers say f this, and are on there way home by tomorrow
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Wait, how did Putin die?? My answer would change radically if we learned Putin died of illness vs assassination (or the reverse)!
Have you ever been in any serious auto collision, as driver or passenger? (“serious” = any party sustained an injury and/or significant property damage)
I’ve been in at least one serious single-vehicle collision.
I’ve been in at least one serious two-vehicle collision.
I’ve been in at least one serious automobile collision involving more than two vehicles.
I’ve never been involved in any serious automobile collision.