As long as we maintain good form and remain civil it passes the time - sitting in my truck waiting for the vac truck to arrive.
One can make a poll say anything they want regardless of how many years something has been around. Assuming anything from a number without any background details is bad form and sometimes dangerous. Case in point the US almost nuked Russia when the American early warning system, which they designed, built, and knew inside out, went off due to a solar storm. Stopped by scientists who figured out the whole story and got a reprieve at the 11th hour.