I have a mix of guilt, fear, shame and anger when look at photos from Kharkiv.
I realized that it's so easy for this discussion to go sideways and it was not my intention. Everything what is happening is like a nightmare, even after 2014.
This is the first time I see this song, it's disgusting. Also, I stopped following Katz after I learned that he was on Moscow dept of transportation payroll. Imo anyone taking money from state owned organizations is compromised.
Okay, looks like your number is already lower than 75%.
Don't get me wrong, I hate what is happening and sick of Kremlin propaganda. If you are willing to have a constructive discussion, we can chat, otherwise please skip the rest. I'm on your side and support Ukraine in every way I can. Also, I admit that I haven't been to Russia in long time and don't know what exactly is happening there right now - I hope that the support is not overwhelming. I could be wrong.
I suspect that it's difficult to conduct a proper survey because I heard something (from a friend) that I haven't heard since 1990s (from parents): "this is not a phone conversation". That made me think that some people may not be comfortable telling their opinion to a stranger over the phone.
Data from liberals (is it Navalny's team?) was collected in rush and they admitted that the methodology is far from perfect. Iirc in their report they indicated that day after day the numbers were lower, which could be the result of the misinformation at the beginning.
Re public opinion about other wars: you listed many things and we'll not be able to discuss everything in this thread. I'm only curious why you went as far back as Afghanistan? Last I checked, it was the Soviet Union that invaded Afghanistan - are you sure that the public opinion in Ukraine at the time was significantly different from other republics? I'm really curious if you have any data to back it up (genuine question, willing to learn). If you wanted to add another "this is **ed up" story, Moldova would be an easier example?
I was too young to remember how was it in USSR and left Russia roughly 10 years ago. It's hard for me to believe in 75%, even considering state propaganda. Maybe things changed, I don't know.
> Yet, there is no need to enthusiastically point to a next country. Almost all pointing to the same one is extremely suggestive of it being a genuine result.
We don't know how many people refused to answer.
Don't get me wrong, I think even 20% support is unacceptable, and my gut feeling tells me that it is higher than that. Just not 75%. However, sadly I agree that situation is bad and shock therapy may be necessary. We'll see if it helps.
Look, they say that the sample is representative, but is it really?
Let me try this:
"According to the survey (the sample is representative) around 20% Russians support the war"
You won't trust me, but why do you trust the quoted resource without verification? The two countries are at war and while Russian propaganda is horrible, it doesn't mean that everything else is 100% true. Note that I'm not blaming the victim, the situation is close to black and white. I'm only asking whether you really believe that 75% people support the ongoing war and support starting war with multiple other countries?
There's one more aspect. Even if the sample is representative by sex/age/income/education level etc, some people may be scared to tell their opinion to a stranger over the phone. The government labeled those against the war as traitors and who knows what's the real intent of people asking such questions over the phone.
How do you think, if the war was so popular, would there be a need for stricter laws and calling people traitors?
a) it will help noone (piracy), however Microsoft as a vendor will no longer be trusted by many countries
b) this will be a middle finger to retail users, not large companies and government who are more likely to test updates before installing them
c) I find it interesting that many Silicon Valley companies took investments from DST (=Usmanov =Putin). Putin and his friends directly benefit from those companies, but I see noone asking Apple to brick laptops for engineers of those companies. Should we ask those at least donate to humanitarian efforts? I've submitted a question (poorly worded perhaps) and it was flagged almost instantly.
Before you begin the migration, are you sure that all requirements are known and well understood? What is the reason for migration, is it because you are not familiar with .Net or because it is not the right tool for the job? If you will be hiring new engineers, what is the talent pool for all three in your area?
I realized that it's so easy for this discussion to go sideways and it was not my intention. Everything what is happening is like a nightmare, even after 2014.
This is the first time I see this song, it's disgusting. Also, I stopped following Katz after I learned that he was on Moscow dept of transportation payroll. Imo anyone taking money from state owned organizations is compromised.