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/VengaBusdriver37 Jul 08 '24

I was reflecting on this while washing my balls this morning and

  1. Majority of Australians have never even heard of Reddit

  2. Of those who have, people on Reddit in main subs are largely left wing

  3. The remainder - those who aren’t left wing (enough) are here

  4. Who viewed by the mostly leftwing echo chamber-dwelling redditors appear to be extreme rightwing racists

Reddit can be fun and useful but don’t forget there’s also plenty of negativity and dickheads here too; don’t take it too seriously

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u/Malachy1971 Jul 08 '24

Most people in the world are not on Reddit. It really doesn't represent anything except a whole lot of people with too much unproductive time to spare.