• idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    People you’re on a first date with count as people in your life, not as strangers in those polls, iirc.

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      2 months ago

      Wouldn’t that depend on the quality and source of the poll? Like in academia when there’s a publication with a poll (generally called a survey) - they usually publish a methodology section which states how things are being defined/asked.

      Methodologies between surveys aren’t universal, so I don’t think it makes sense to speak of “all polls”.

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        2 months ago

        Obviously. The majority of them that I’ve seen group people into friends, acquaintances, strangers, partners, colleagues, and family. First dates are acquaintances.

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          2 months ago

          Nah, if it’s a first meeting surely that’s a stranger. Like those researchers are using a flawed methodology if they’ve assumed everyone tells the truth about themselves online. Clearly a flawed idea. Doesn’t sound very academic to me.