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Reddit is big, but it's still a social media bubble. The general sentiment and worldview of Reddit doesn't represent the general sentiment of society as a whol
by PragmaticPulp 6y ago
Reddit is big, but it's still a social media bubble.
The general sentiment and worldview of Reddit doesn't represent the general sentiment of society as a whole.
Step outside of social media, where the worst problems around the world are piped 24/7 into our senses, and you realize that the average person is still doing fairly well.
- WalterBright 6y agoWhenever the news is focused on someone got offended and is demanding an apology, I conclude that all went well that day.
- pjc50 6y agoWell, apart from the average Texan just at the moment.
- 8note 6y agoOn average Texas isn't in this moment, so their problems don't matter. They aren't freezing and without power on average
- 8note 6y agoThat really depends on what your conception of an average person is? I'm not sure it's even useful to look at an average person, vs the bottom 10%? Your average person could be doing fine even with slavery taking up a reasonable portion of people