It might help to think of government as something you buy.

Over the course of 5 years I’ll end up paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for my government services during that time.

Spending a few minutes every 5 years to ensure they know what my needs look like is a pretty small investment to ensure my “purchase” is working well.

I’m sure filling out this census once every 5 years takes less time than you’ve spent on your last major electronics purchase (which I would guess was a fraction of the cost, unless you’re buying a truckload of gold-plated uni-directional ethernet electron guide cables).

Also: nowhere do I spot the specific inane question that you posited. Care to reference a specific page?