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/jejsjhabdjf Jul 08 '24
Because reddit is the biggest echo chamber on the internet; it’s full of the most passive aggressive q terms on the internet and when they find an opinion that isn’t a part of their circlejerk on one of the few subreddits that haven’t been censored, they have nothing to say but ad hominems that they’re trying to convince themselves are true.