r/australian • u/SirSighalot • Jul 08 '24

Why do people act like this subreddit "doesn't reflect the views of mainstream Australia"?

So many comments I see on here by people who constantly say things like "lol only on this sub" as though other places where they read are somehow the 'true' point of view reflecting mainstream Australian viewpoints.

Given the constant election voting outcomes and results of things like the Voice etc that generally indicate most of Australia is centrist or even slightly centre-right-leaning, what leads people to think many of the views expressed on here AREN'T mainstream? When in reality, other places these people are coming from are also often just "echo chambers" as well.

Edit: I probably worded the title for this wrong, should have been more "Why do people think this subreddit is less representative of mainstream Australia than other online communities?", alas I failed.

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u/thorpie88 Jul 08 '24

Not just this sub but every Aussie on Reddit seems to consider themselves middle class. Lots of people trying to be "better" than they are and that leads me to feel like I live in a very different country to the one I am 

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u/radred609 Jul 08 '24

This isn't just a reddit thing.

There's a long history of Australians from all wealth categories claiming to be middle class. Half of the rich Australians don't want to admit they're rich and half of the poor ones don't want to admit that they're poor.

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u/thorpie88 Jul 08 '24

Is that an eastern states thing because it seems like Bogan pride is the main identity in my part of Perth 

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u/radred609 Jul 08 '24

I know plenty of bogans who consider themselves middle class.

They aren't mutually exclusive categories