
I do not think we are replacing anything. If anything, we are improving the existing system of polls. Polling has long been integral to both journalism and policy. But this is not just a poll. In a traditional poll, the pollsters determine your answer options. Polis is an open-source server — an "open polls," in a sense — in which whatever you agree or disagree with is a fellow citizen's statement. So, it is exemplary on the participation side.