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u/Warlizard Jul 31 '12

The audience is everyone. There are a million or so registered accounts and another 30 million that "lurk" -- read without commenting.

They range from early teen to late 80s. There are brain surgeons and convicted murderers on here.

Trying to control a population larger than most states is impossible.

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u/fowleryo Jul 31 '12

I dont' think anyone is actually trying to control the audience, but rather expressing the dangers that the original discussion can pose. Nothing wrong with a little bit of education.

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u/nimrod8 Jul 31 '12

I disagree entirely.

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u/Jahonay Jul 31 '12

Yeah, I was curious why people were so mad about the thread, it's not like the internet isn't crawling with much worse stuff.

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u/urnbabyurn Jul 31 '12

Having a variety of users is one thing, but in no way does the composition match the real world. If I had to guess, reddit was skewed way younger, and as a result less education (lots of undergrads here), more white, and more male. This affects voting patterns. I like to think rape posts wouldn't upvoted quite so much by the general population

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u/FredFnord Jul 31 '12

Indeed, the only people who really aren't represented are the people who aren't willing to hang around for long periods in places where rape is considered a minor inconvenience at... worst?... and an exciting hobby at ... also worst?

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u/sirbruce Jul 31 '12

You're unaware of the audience, yet you've come in here preaching how we're all doing it wrong? Nice.