@Grapetruth@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 7 months 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-square58fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down128
arrow-up1102arrow-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 • 7 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-square@HeduplinkEnglish5•7 months 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.