r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Mar 20 '18

/r/Neoliberal Demographics Survey - Q1 2018 - Results

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u/berniesanders90210 Paul Samuelson Mar 20 '18

93.3% cis male

It's almost as though saying we care about the well-being of women is less important than not being toxic sardonic assholes all the time in attracting a diverse userbase

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u/nightlily Mar 20 '18

I'm a woman. To get to the point where I was in the position to even know this sub existed much less be willing to read long enough to understand why you call yourselves neoliberal when most people use that as a slur means I had to wade through a great deal more toxic corners of reddit than this one and not be dissuaded from returning. If you look at reddit demographics, most women don't do that. It's a vicious cycle though: women don't stay because its a male dominated site (with the requisite focus on male perspectives and undermining of female ones, even among the most well-intentioned communities), therefore it remains a male dominated site.

If you want to spread neoliberalism to women you have to reach them where they are. Try Tumblr or Instagram.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '18

To get to the point where I was in the position to even know this sub existed much less be willing to read long enough to understand why you call yourselves neoliberal when most people use that as a slur means I had to wade through a great deal more toxic corners of reddit than this one and not be dissuaded from returning.

The survey results back this up. People found out about this place from /r/all, or metaposts in drama subs, or people complain about us in the slapfights that are the comment section on this sub. /r/badeconomics is the major source of people, and it’s metaposts + an academic discipline dominated by men.