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The idea of deputizing users is actually a more valid one than it appears. What matters if you're running a sample or running a survey is it's bias, o biased it ye? Right? If i publish a survey on sircekry dot com that says, you know, is strategy important? Maybe wi pewill say it's not. But i've tried to think othen appropriate question. And what's interesting, as people don't really know this about survays a well formed, like 400 persons pull or survey. You can rely on it to a degree, understanding the limitations of it. It's actually something that's a million times more valid than one with

Ben and James discuss the question of YouTube, why it’s similar and different from Facebook, and why engagement is both alluring and a potential problem.

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