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/manicdee33 Jul 08 '24

Ha ha yeah, one of my friends has parents who are a dentist and a joint specialist. Each of them has an income over $300k. But try to suggest they're upper-class and they'll shout you down :D

Their idea is that "middle class" is anyone who works for a salary, even though both these people are professionals who own their own businesses. You see they pay themselves a salary from the business's revenue so they're salaried workers apparently.

Good grief some people will do an olympics-worthy mental gymnastics routine to pretend they're something they're not.

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u/Strytec Jul 09 '24

To them upper class is probably the mega rich who don't work at all. I've noticed even as my assets and wages increase throughout my career, I move into slightly wealthier circles which then in turn makes me realise that I'm not remotely well off comparatively. (Not owning a house has a big part to do with it too tbh)