Real-time election predictions are ruining this election

Watching the election poll results for the 2016 election is infuriating — regardless of whom you voted for.

Technology has come a long way since the four years we last held a presidential election. And so has social media and our constant need to always be at the pulse of what's happening.

But the never-ending need for new information is actually driving people crazy on election night, especially those looking at real-time election predictors, like Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight and the New York Times. 

As the night progresses, it's becoming apparently clear that some of these predictors have been extremely wrong. It's impossible to guess the emotions of the nation. No pre-election poll can predict the election with 100 percent accuracy. 

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So what do you do? Don't look at the predictors. Ever. Just don't do it. They're a great way to stress you the f*ck out on a night when you already don't need it. 

America is at the will of the voters, not computer software that predicts who will be the next president. 

And many, many people made their feelings known on social media.

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