The Pulse
Where do real people actually stand?
Survey questions answered by verified members — every number is one real person, counted once. Answer the ones that catch your eye, skip the rest.
Our standard: no bots, no brigades, and a survey question stays open until its answers can be read fairly — we close one only when there's something reliable to say about where people stand.
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Do you believe most people are basically good?
The question this whole place is built on.
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Should members of Congress be allowed to trade individual stocks?
They vote on the industries they can invest in.
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Should a company be allowed to sell where your phone has been?
Location history is one of the most valuable things about you.
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Do the people in charge care what you think?
A plain question about being heard.
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Is it getting harder to talk to people who disagree with you?
Compared with a few years ago.
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Should everyone working a full week get paid time off when sick?
About a quarter of workers get none.
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Are you satisfied with your outlets for voicing your opinions to the government on specific issues?
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Who should look after people when they get too old to manage?
Most families end up deciding this in a hurry.
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Would you rather your representative compromise to get something done, or hold the line?
Two ways to do the job.
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Who has more power over your daily life?
Pick the one you feel most.
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Would you be willing to pay more for a product sold or service provided by a Non-profit that supported a cause you are interested in?
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Are you interested in voicing your opinions anonymously on a "positive only" platform?
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Would you be interested in serving in the US Congress or your state's Congress?
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Do you have immediate family members you take care of or expect to take care of?
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How confident are you about your short-term financial future?
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What generation are you in?
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Do you feel comfortable voicing your opinion on political issues?
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Do you have children or are you a guardian?
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We need a third party to change Congress.
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Would you rather: (A) work part-time, (B) full-time with job security and benefits, or (C) start a business (risk but potential for large reward)
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Are you interested in flex-time self-employment?
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Do you approve or disapprove of the Supreme Court's performance in the last six months?
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Cooking for people you love is:
The kitchen question.
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Do you agree that we need Campaign Finance Reform to stop big money from controlling the government?
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Rewatching a favorite vs. something new:
Comfort or discovery — pick a side.
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Phones at the dinner table:
The modern etiquette question.
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A four-day workweek would make most people:
No wrong answers. Employers may disagree.
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Where does your best thinking happen?
The shower lobby has been very confident about this.
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Small talk:
The elevator awaits your verdict.
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Are you happy with your news source(s)?
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The book or the movie?
Be honest.
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When does your brain actually work?
Everyone has a window. When's yours?
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Pineapple on pizza: settle it.
The internet's oldest war. One tap.
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Could you go a full day without your phone?
Be honest with yourself.
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Does money buy happiness?
The oldest argument at the dinner table.
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Are people meaner online than in person?
Same species, different room.
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Reclining your airplane seat:
Row 23 is watching.
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A free one-way trip to Mars — do you go?
One way. Think about it.
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Which is worse: 30 minutes early or 5 minutes late?
Punctuality people, assemble.
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What should verified humans build together first?
Your answer steers real AGP projects.
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Do you believe there should be ballot propositions that give voters a say on specific issues in every election?
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Your neighbor feeds stray cats. Should you ask them to stop?
Kindness to one creature can mean more of them in yards.
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Should companies face penalties if they knowingly sell faulty products cheap?
A discount doesn't excuse breaking something deliberately.
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Should restaurants be allowed to charge different prices at lunch and dinner?
Same meal, same kitchen, same ingredients at different times.
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Can your manager require you to look busy during a slow week?
Productivity matters, but so does not wasting everyone's time.
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Should a startup founder cash out early even if it means layoffs later?
One person's security is another's sudden job loss.
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Should your smartwatch tell your insurance company what you do each day?
The data could lower your premiums or could be used against you.
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Is it rude to bring up someone's spelling mistake in front of others?
The mistake is small; the shame can linger.
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When your city needs to cut a road to build a bus lane, should it do it?
One mode gains exactly what another loses.
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Should landlords be able to refuse to rent to someone because they have a pet?
Damage is real; so is housing scarcity for pet owners.
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Should over-the-counter birth control be free at every pharmacy?
Access and affordability often point in different directions.
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Should your company be able to require you to work from the office even when the job works remote?
Two hours commuting is not the same as two hours working.
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Should there be a wealth tax on the very richest people each year?
Most countries don't have one; a few are trying it.
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Should phone makers be required to unlock old models so independent repair shops can fix them?
Repair costs pile up when you can't go anywhere else.
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Should old art stolen during war stay in the museum that has it now?
It's safe here; but it was never theirs to keep.
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Should you call out someone who shares a lie if you know the truth?
Speaking up might stop the spread; staying quiet lets friendship breathe.
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Can your boss require you to answer messages on your day off?
Off means off; but emergencies do happen.
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Should there be a limit on how much more a CEO makes than the lowest-paid worker?
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Should your internet company be able to see what websites you visit?
They already route your traffic; knowing what it is feels like a step.
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Should AI be allowed to write emails you'll send under your own name?
It saves time; but your signature means you wrote it.
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Should you call someone out if they spread a lie online?
Speaking up might change nothing, but silence lets it ride.
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Your dog won't stop barking at night. Move or train?
The neighbors are awake; you love your dog.
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Should restaurants have to list calorie counts?
One helps you choose; one might scare you away.
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Can your boss text you outside work hours?
The line between work and home keeps moving.
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Should tips be added automatically to the bill?
Right now you choose; someday you might not.
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Should companies update old phones for longer, even if it costs more?
Cheaper to scrap them; harder on the planet to make new ones.
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Should AI write things that will be published under a human's name?
The reader won't know where the words came from.
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Should you fact-check your friend's wild claim out loud?
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When your city adds bike lanes, should they shrink car traffic?
One mode gains; the other loses road.
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Should you tell a date about a major mistake from your past?
Trust grows slowly, but so does resentment if it surfaces later.
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Is it okay to eat leftovers at your desk while working?
Convenient for one person, awkward for everyone nearby.
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Should you quit a job you hate without another one lined up?
Your mental health matters. So does your next paycheck.
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Is it fair to pay interns nothing when the work is real?
Experience is valuable, but so is rent.
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Should your phone show you how much time you spent on each app?
Knowledge can be uncomfortable, but at least it's honest.
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Should countries set a cap on how many immigrants they accept yearly?
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Is it rude to correct someone's grammar in conversation?
Feels like helpfulness to one person, condescension to another.
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Should AI be allowed to apply for jobs on your behalf?
Saves time for you; changes how employers see the person behind it.
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Should people who say false things online face platform removal?
Catches the middle ground: some lies matter more than others.
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Should museums display culturally sacred objects they don't own?
A real thing in the collection, never asked.
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A raccoon keeps getting in your trash. Trap it or fix your bin?
The pest is doing what raccoons do; the mess is yours to manage.
What should we ask next?
Suggest a question for a future pulse — something everyday people would want the honest answer to. Every suggestion is read; questions run only after review.