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upvoted. HN seems to have a silent conservative majority in posts like this =/
by djtriptych 8y ago
upvoted. HN seems to have a silent conservative majority in posts like this =/
- tomhoward 8y agohttps://hn.algolia.com/?query=Hostile%20media%20effect&sort=byPopularity&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=Hostile%20media%20effect&sort=... Given its size, the HN audience's ideology should fit a normal distribution just like the rest of society, but adjusted for the fact that it selects for people who work in tech. A "silent conservative majority" is unlikely on that basis.
- djtriptych 8y agoactive conservative minority overall. a silent majority is still possible when restricting to "posts like this", not the community at large.