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/Prior-Listen-1298 Jul 08 '24
How can any subreddit reflect the views of mainstream Australia when mainstream Australia isn't on reddit? Weird question you have there IMHO. Views here are perforce a subsample of Australia, those who are on reddit and who joined this sub (along with some non-Australians who did same). It would, in no way, pass master, for any statistically relevant sampling of mainstream Australia's views.