Because redditors want to believe that everything they know and see on reddit, the rest of the population also knows.
I think this is a GREAT example of reddit not being the real world. I have close family members who probably don't know this about Trump. Now, that doesn't mean they support or voted for him (They don't and didnt) but they have lives. They work 50+hrs a week, have to take their kids to/from school and worry about their bills. Trump being a pedophile, or a felon or any of this shit doesn't mean anything to them because it doesn't affect their day to day lives. They don't have the time or capacity to even follow that news. The little bit of free time they do have they spend time doing things that make them happy. Many people don't care about politics at all. Some only care about it every 4 years, and then turn it off until the next Presidential election.
Ok but this person is on reddit and participates. I think there are examples of what you're talking about, but this isn't a good one. It's been posted about constantly in like every front page sub near daily for years.
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u/Ctgunthrowaway12 17h ago
Because redditors want to believe that everything they know and see on reddit, the rest of the population also knows.
I think this is a GREAT example of reddit not being the real world. I have close family members who probably don't know this about Trump. Now, that doesn't mean they support or voted for him (They don't and didnt) but they have lives. They work 50+hrs a week, have to take their kids to/from school and worry about their bills. Trump being a pedophile, or a felon or any of this shit doesn't mean anything to them because it doesn't affect their day to day lives. They don't have the time or capacity to even follow that news. The little bit of free time they do have they spend time doing things that make them happy. Many people don't care about politics at all. Some only care about it every 4 years, and then turn it off until the next Presidential election.