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Michael Ashcroft

Pick an option. These will not be flatly distributed 25%/25%/25%/25% when all the voting is complete. I am very curious to know why.

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16.9%
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24.7%

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I've done a bunch of polls like this and after seeing the typical distribution, ended up voting correctly on the least popular option

12:05 AM · Apr 10, 2020

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Doing God's work.

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My favorite polls of yours were always of the "pick the result to get the least amount of votes" variety.

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I put zero thought into this and ended up voting correctly on the most popular option.

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That guy over there.

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I am a sheep, i voted on the most popular option.