Grapetruth@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy is that on the internet, people assume you're a male from America, but if you're a vegan on the internet, people assume you're female?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down124
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareWhy is that on the internet, people assume you're a male from America, but if you're a vegan on the internet, people assume you're female?Grapetruth@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareHedup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIt’s because when you take small sample size of “people on the internet” you’ll get either completely random set of beliefs and assumptions, or you’ll get beliefs and assumptions that you’re prejudiced to project onto the wider sample.
It’s because when you take small sample size of “people on the internet” you’ll get either completely random set of beliefs and assumptions, or you’ll get beliefs and assumptions that you’re prejudiced to project onto the wider sample.