What is Gallup?
Gallup is a polling and analytics organization whose surveys are cited as evidence of public attitudes on topics including health, work, and energy. The material tracks how its findings are used to quantify behaviors and opinions, from GLP-1 use to workplace engagement and the reasons communities resist new energy projects.
Company timeline
- Mar 2026 - A Gallup poll found 53% of people are not engaged at work, per a host citing the survey.
- Mar 2026 - A separate survey of about a thousand people found seven in ten would change their career path if they could start over, per a host.
- Jul 2026 - Ben Carlson said 11% of US adults take GLP-1, citing that year’s Gallup survey.
- Sep 2026 - Shayle Kann said water consumption ranked as the number one reason for opposition to energy projects, though he suspects it is a red herring outside water-restricted areas.
- Sep 2026 - Kann questioned how much public acceptance problems stem from energy use and electricity prices, noting people tell Gallup pollsters those are what they care most about.
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11% of US adults currently take GLP-1 drugs, per a 2025 Gallup survey.
“In this year's Gallup survey, 11% of US adults currently take GLP-1.”Ben Carlson · 15 Jul 2026
A Gallup poll found 53% of people are not engaged at work.
“We came across this Gallup poll that said 53% of people aren't engaged at work.”
A Gallup poll found water consumption is the top stated reason people oppose nearby data centers, ahead of energy use (second) and higher electricity prices (third).
“The number one reason is water consumption, which was kind of surprising to me. and is actually as far as I understand it, this is not an area of expertise for me, but I think it's probably a bit of a red herring in most places outside of very sort of water restricted areas. but the number two and the number three reason people site have to do with energy use. The number two reason is basically like it's going to use too much energy and the number three reason is it's going to make my electricity prices go up.”Shayle Kann · 11 Sep 2026
Water consumption, not energy use or electricity prices, is the top stated reason Americans oppose data centers in their communities, according to Gallup.
“The number one reason is water consumption, which was kind of surprising to me.”Shayle Kann · 11 Sep 2026
A poll of roughly 1,000 people found 70% (7 in 10) would choose a different career if they could start over.
“We had this idea to ask like a thousand people if you could start your career over again, would you do it differently? And seven out of 10 said yes.”
Public opposition to data centers may be less about genuine energy price concerns and more about distrust of the parties involved and broader feelings toward AI, despite what respondents tell pollsters.
“I do wonder how much of the public perception and public acceptance problem is really related to energy use and electricity prices. like people say those are the things that they care most about to a Gallup pollster, but as you noted like there seems to be something a lot more deep-seated here for a lot of people around trust of the various parties involved probably around their feelings toward AI more broadly.”Shayle Kann · 11 Sep 2026