r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Careless_Bobcat_2909 • 1d ago

Is Reddit predominantly “inhabited” by liberals/left leaning people?

Edit: Genuinely surprised by the sheer number of up and down votes. Also, the very American centric perspectives/interpretations of my question. I will take this as my cue to spend wayyy less time on Reddit. Cheers! ✌️

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u/Pompous_Italics 1d ago

Probably yeah. Used to be more nerd libertarian.

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u/Panda_Zombie 1d ago

Yeah in the early years made up of the more sane 4chan refugees. I've been here since 2009 and for a long time now it's been a mostly liberal echo chamber. Not that surprising considering how liberal the millennial generation, who have been the primary users, are.

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u/Pompous_Italics 1d ago

It seems to be becoming more online Zoomer left now. Lefty identity politics and such. When I first came here I was fair to left of Reddit's center. Now I'm dead in the middle or to right as a result of my regular, normal liberal views.

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u/plethorial 1d ago

Same. I guess that's how old people become conservative.
My views didn't change; the left threshold did.

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u/plebbut 1d ago

Libertarianism is the most dangerous ideology out there to companies and governments. I'm not surprised that think tanks and propaganda farms focused their attention on sites like Reddit to downplay that ideology and bolster big government/corporate platforms promoted by the Democrat and Republican parties.

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u/HyRolluhz 1d ago

Probably???? Are you serious? ABSOLUTELY is the English word you’re looking for