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mycall · 2019-06-27 04:50:09+00:00

That is exaggerated. It doesn't pervade everywhere.

Throwaway234285 | karma | avg karma · | 2021-04-09 15:54:55+00:00

It doesn't, but it's worth noting that the general populace doesn't feel that way.

Terr_ | karma 13722 | avg karma 2.85 · | 2024-03-22 01:33:48

It's not all illusion though, particularly in smaller communities.

fffobar | karma 158 | avg karma 4.39 · | 2022-05-29 16:21:04

Yeah, but that's the minority on a global scale.

sametmax | karma 16793 | avg karma 3.97 · | 2018-06-01 19:32:12+00:00

Fair reply. Not representative of my surrounding, but it's a bias small sample.

JetSpiegel | karma 3479 | avg karma 1.41 · | 2018-06-08 17:05:43+00:00

I'm not disputing that, just the the political climate makes that opinion a miniscule minority.

dmatech | karma 439 | avg karma 2.61 · | 2020-06-05 21:58:47+00:00

That might be the case of what's trending in the US on Twitter or in the media, but that's hardly a representative sample of the actual population.

RobertKerans | karma 731 | avg karma 1.31 · | 2021-06-01 00:43:24+00:00

That may be because it's self-evident to most people.

a_imho | karma 2267 | avg karma 1.64 · | 2019-05-21 07:10:12+00:00

I don't think it necessarily reflects what people think, average folks can do very little to shape the narrative.

raincom | karma 3070 | avg karma 2.1 · | 2021-08-27 13:17:07

Almost everyone accept what you say. Somehow, the capital class, and the intellectual class (media) heavily discount it.

Tichy | karma 16300 | avg karma 1.62 · | 2013-08-30 12:45:58+00:00

You'll find such people in every country, I don't think it proves anything about the general sentiment of the population.

animal_spirits | karma 3091 | avg karma 4.55 · | 2021-12-30 13:57:48

Eh, I don't think "many" people believe that in comparison to the adult population of the US.

lm28469 | karma 12135 | avg karma 2.53 · | 2019-02-05 16:58:13+00:00

Look at what's "trending", look at what's popular, I'm not talking about the .01%. The .01% don't affect society.

gipp | karma 2596 | avg karma 5.01 · | 2019-02-19 18:04:44+00:00

I think a lot of people really overestimate how pervasive this view is outside of this website.

ChildOfChaos | karma 1642 | avg karma 2.52 · | 2023-03-01 13:28:05

The average person on the street seems to think so, I don't for the record.

maxehmookau | karma 1867 | avg karma 3.01 · | 2020-10-15 13:57:12+00:00

I'm not sure that's true, amongst some demographics at least.

monochromatic | karma 5683 | avg karma 2.63 · | 2015-09-30 22:53:21+00:00

Many countries have abolished it. That doesn't mean much about popular opinion.

Jedd | karma 6326 | avg karma 2.71 · | 2018-06-01 01:24:15+00:00

I notice that a lot of your comments are declared as absolute truths, often applying to large demographics, without much to back those claims up.

It feels like you've got strong opinions (that's perfectly okay!) and think your view of the world is shared by many / most other people (this, not so much).

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cato_the_elder | karma 1046 | avg karma 2.08 · | 2022-07-18 00:06:36

That's among the general US population, which kinda supports my point?

helf | karma 857 | avg karma 1.37 · | 2024-04-12 00:28:13

Yeah but that is the extreme minority. Claiming it isnt is absurd.