I'd imagine that at least a portion of the people who answered "don't know" thought, "what the fuck do you even mean?" but I'd also estimate that it's a very small percentage of the population.
The vast majority of human beings do not put that much thought into responses.
And 50% vs 25% actually doesn't functionally make that much of a difference when dealing with regular outcomes of random events. Even at 25% proliferation, you're going to run into it routinely.
it's a simple proposition. imagine if the prompt was "it's okay to be black, agree or disagree" and you said "i don't know". you would be cancelled in a heartbeat.
"Don't know" can also mean "what the fuck do you even mean?"
You can't just assume hostility just because you want to.
I'd imagine that at least a portion of the people who answered "don't know" thought, "what the fuck do you even mean?" but I'd also estimate that it's a very small percentage of the population.
The vast majority of human beings do not put that much thought into responses.
And 50% vs 25% actually doesn't functionally make that much of a difference when dealing with regular outcomes of random events. Even at 25% proliferation, you're going to run into it routinely.
There is no logical sense in arguing that a quarter and a half are the same in any situation.
it's a simple proposition. imagine if the prompt was "it's okay to be black, agree or disagree" and you said "i don't know". you would be cancelled in a heartbeat.
You're talking about a specific response, not a statistical analysis.