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Re:Economists study what happens when people stop using Face... by yakshaving_jgt on Monday March 02, 2020 @04:22AM (#22462900)
I don't have any numbers to back this up, but I'm quite convinced certain subcultures are overrepresented on Twitter, and that while Twitter is open to all, that doesn't mean it's a representative cross-section of the general population.

I think this is true of most social networks, and is more obvious in certain cases, e.g., Tumblr.

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Re:Economists study what happens when people stop using Face... by lonelappde on Monday March 02, 2020 @08:30AM (#22464198)
The internet attracts people who are marginalized in meatspace. Queer people and neonazis are both marginalized.
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Re:Economists study what happens when people stop using Face... by japanoise on Monday March 02, 2020 @04:37AM (#22462971)
It's pretty notable on the left - for example, tankies, who are almost nonexistant irl, flood that website.
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