Reposted by Gledster
I get that we often think of survey data mainly as data and having more data at lower cost seems great, but at a very fundamental level we run surveys because we want to know what people think.
If we don't care enough about people's views to ask actual people, why bother at all?
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He holds a number of paid positions as an adviser for lobbying and consultancy companies.[51] He is paid chair of the Purpose Defence Coalition, members of which include arms manufacturer Leonardo, which has "extensive links" to Israel’s military.[52] He is paid chair of the Purpose Business Coalition, members of which include Leonardo and oil company BP. He is a paid senior adviser to Rud Pedersen, a lobbying company with expertise in security and defence, which has oil and gas companies Glencore and Enwell Energy as clients.[53](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jr5xhxt5w6a2jqh2os36rkvg/bafkreigabmkwwcyr3imibfflpjfuvahwhhulufzosxxtheaynei5tcfo7q)
