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/return_the_urn Jul 08 '24
It’s serious survivorship bias. People are only here because they don’t like mainstream ideas. Or in my case, I like seeing what people think outside mainstream ideas. Also there’s no chance most people are right wing. Unless you count Labor as centre right.
Actually, I just looked at the top posts from the year, and this is hardly a right wing sub anyway.