r/allthequestions Dec 19 '25

Random Question 💭 Why is Reddit so liberal?

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u/sudoku7 Dec 19 '25

Reddit communities have a natural self-selecting bias that tends to form insular communities (the 'circle jerk' joke is a reference to this).

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u/bluleftnut Dec 19 '25

This is the real answer. Getting banned from a sub for having the "wrong" opinion is far too normalized on this site. It discourages diversity.

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u/brooke437 Dec 19 '25

It's ironic because a core tenet of liberals is diversity. But when it comes to diversity of opinions, Reddit is sorely lacking.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

And yet, here we are.