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Study Reveals The Most Googled 'Should I' Questions In Each State (bgr.com)

An anonymous reader quotes BGR: One of the more interesting 2018 retrospectives we've seen focuses on which Google searches were the most popular across each state. Specifically, AT&T tapped into data from Google Trends and came up with a rather amusing look at the most popular "should I..." questions on a state by state basis.

"Should I vote" was the most-popular question in seven states, which isn't surprising, given the exciting races in many areas. Indiana and Michigan, on the other hand, are more concerned with the other four-letter v-word: vape.

Other interesting results:
  • The most popular question in Washington was "Should I delete Facebook?"
  • The most popular question in California was "Should I move out?"
  • The most popular question in Texas was "Should I apologize?"
  • The most popular question in both Nevada and New Hampshire was "Should I buy bitcoin?"

Although the article warns that "If you're asking Google what you should or shouldn't do, you probably already know the answer."


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  1. Should I by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Should I post first?

    1. Re:Should I by arglebargle_xiv · · Score: 2

      In Colorado it's "should I light up another one or save it for tomorrow?"

      In Arkansas it's "should I worry whether Cousin Mom and Uncle Dad are my real parents?"

      In Alaska it's "should I buy my husband a new set of seal clubs for Christmas?"

      In Oklahoma it's "should I have deep-fried bread, deep-fried cornflakes, or deep-fried omelets for breakfast?"

    2. Re:Should I by ls671 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      What seems worrying to me is that it looks like people are actually asking Google for advice in how to conduct their personal life like if they were talking to a psychologist or something.

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    3. Re:Should I by JustOK · · Score: 4, Funny

      And how does that make you feel about they were talking to a psychologist or something?

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  2. Re:California - "Should I move out?" by Joce640k · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm constantly being told California is a paradise. Why would anyone want to leave?

    It's expensive to live in a nice place.

    People can sell their house in California and buy a place twice as big somewhere else.

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  3. Re:California - "Should I move out?" by Jarwulf · · Score: 2

    Its bad for middle class and working class folk. Rich folk who have the money and connections to be isolated from the politics still have a place there as well as their very poor slaves. Its rapidly becoming tiny wealthy enclaves surrounded by a sea of poverty like most liberal places.

  4. Re:California - "Should I move out?" by drinkypoo · · Score: 3

    Paradise is expensive.

    Paradise just burned the fuck down. Bet you can get lots cheap there right now from desperate underinsured who need to get paid and get out ASAP.

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