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floydbloke

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#2055977 13-Jul-2018 20:51

vexxxboy:

oh dear

https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/105402724/online-census-a-bold-experiment-that-backfired

Owing to the 'digital experiment' gone wrong? Or could it be because of the apathetic attitude of many these days going by a lot of the posts in this thread?

Sometimes I use big words I don't always fully understand in an effort to make myself sound more photosynthesis.

Fred99

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#2056084 14-Jul-2018 09:52

floydbloke:

vexxxboy:

oh dear

https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/105402724/online-census-a-bold-experiment-that-backfired

Owing to the 'digital experiment' gone wrong? Or could it be because of the apathetic attitude of many these days going by a lot of the posts in this thread?

Could be a bit of both - and add in some who'd not cooperate as some form of protest / civil disobedience.

Bit of a fail when 10% "self select" themselves out for unknown reasons - especially when you're looking for data trends. You'd probably get more useful data from a much smaller survey with 100% compliance, participants selected at random.

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#2057022 16-Jul-2018 12:28

floydbloke:

Owing to the 'digital experiment' gone wrong? Or could it be because of the apathetic attitude of many these days going by a lot of the posts in this thread?

In my case it's not apathy - it's antipathy, which requires significantly more commitment.

On a serious note, a potential down side of an electronic census is that there isn't an actual piece of paper on the fridge or coffee table - which is a good reminder to do something. Too easy for people to forget without it.

Mike

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#2057024 16-Jul-2018 12:32

I think that we need to accept here that times have changed. Unfortunately, we have a large section of our society that for whatever reason feels no sense of community or obligation to partake in it. This is reflected in the abysmal turnout when it comes to voting (especially at the local body level), the census, jury duty and things like that.

It's actually quite sad...

MikeAqua:

floydbloke:

Owing to the 'digital experiment' gone wrong? Or could it be because of the apathetic attitude of many these days going by a lot of the posts in this thread?

In my case it's not apathy - it's antipathy, which requires significantly more commitment.

On a serious note, a potential down side of an electronic census is that you lose an actual piece of paper on the fridge or coffee table - which is a good reminder to do something. Too easy for people to forget without it.

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