Does anyone else have this problem? Is that even a question I need to ask?

A lot of times, when browsing the web, I find polls.

The vary greatly (What do you think of the new budget plan? to Do you feel prepared for the next natural disaster? to Who wore it better--Pippa or Lindsay?) but they all inspire the same sort of fear.

I can't even answer that question. What kind of natural disaster? I want to say Pippa but that's a kind of ugly dress. . . . What did other people think? I can fit two responses. I don't have an opinion but I want to see the results.

So I choose one result, which is usually pretty close to what I THINK I think but once I see the other answers my opinion immediately changes. Then I freak out and imagine inconsequential events that could stem from this. What if everyone else has this problem and all the data we have in world is wrong? What if all the decisions people make based on online polls are falsely supported?

. . . and that is how you make an online poll into (possibly) the end of the world. Thank you. Thank you very much.