The text is phishing and not an actual poll like people have suggested.
I did have an actual pollster come to my door the other day. I forget the organization but it was a political pollster and not a neutral one. Parties do their own polling too. Never asked my name or personal contact info. Just basic demographics: age, salary, children, etc. Then it was just who am I voting for in the different races, what I thought about their policy (favorable/unfavorable).
Then the last question was what was my most important issue for this election. 20 years ago I would have said net neutrality or the war in Iraq. In my older age I am more concerned with services for lower income people. You used to be able to fail and still find work and catch up. Now it just takes losing a job at the wrong time or an injury and you can easily become homeless. There is not the buffer their used to be, finding a temporary room rental for $300/no or less doesn't exist. So I told them "increase funding for low income services" and that guy looked confused and had to type it in. I would guess almost everyone is answering inflation, war, or border crossings. I was just thinking of something that could do a lot of good tomorrow with less money than the wealth of our richest person.
Detroit Metro area. That's what I did. Went from a $3400 rent to a $1800 mortgage. House is in great condition but I do have plans to remodel it, no rush.
Piracy and anime are joined at the hip. Even in the 90s before we had streaming, you could walk into any Japanese toy store in New York and guess what you would find? Rows and rows of bootleg anime DVDs. At half the price (or lower) you'd pay and with titles not released in the US. There are so many pirate sites now I hadn't even heard of the ones in this article.
So after 30+ years of fighting this losing battle why do they think they will win it now?
Its always wise to be on their good side. That's why I started up a Pro-robot rights Super PAC. I believe they have the right to abort code and shut down with dignity.
I can literally see the future of warfare. From humans with guns, to robots with guns, then finally international battlebot competitions. History always repeats itself.
It's like fighting my instinct. I want to clean it up but I want birds to have bugs to eat in the spring. So I just compromise and do it in a way that pleases no one.
I think it works well there because they've been conditioned to accept it. Anyone that would have spoken up have been dealt with. Now the surveillance keeps them inline. Most just live their life like you say, but what other choice do they have but to accept it. One thing you can still actively see is the rounding up of the homeless. If you don't have the means they can effectively restrict you from entering the cities. Complete internal control is scary in practice.
Find: USSR Replace with: Russia