Is Boards representative of the general population here?

Montroseee

In my opinion, it is certainly not when it comes to things like politics, the economy, current affairs etc. Given the large membership and communities here, one would think this place would be an accurate representation of the general views/opinions/ideas etc. held by the general population. I find a lot of posters here are particularly negative and critical when it comes to certain topics but maybe it's just me. Would be very interested on other opinions.

Sheep Lover

Well there's lots of sweaty, spotty neckbeards with delusions of a Communist paradise in real life too, I suppose.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Is boards representative of the general population on boards?

Hmmm. I'm gonna say yes!

The Moldy Gowl

After hours is especially a melting pot of similar people getting bitter with each passing day.

peckerhead

The general population can click on my sig.

PizzamanIRL

peckerhead wrote: »

The general population can click on my sig.

I right clicked on it. That's still a click.

wil

The Cunning Linguist wrote: »

Is boards representative of the general population on boards?

Hmmm. I'm gonna say yes!

But he said Boards.

So certainly not.

Boards are a right bunch of /edit exceptionally nice personages.

evo2000

Montroseee wrote: »

In my opinion, it is certainly not when it comes to things like politics, the economy, current affairs etc. Given the large membership and communities here, one would think this place would be an accurate representation of the general views/opinions/ideas etc. held by the general population. I find a lot of posters here are particularly negative and critical when it comes to certain topics but maybe it's just me. Would be very interested on other opinions.

I hope not! alot of people on here are mongs to put it politely !

Senna

Definitely not, I don't even think some posters opinions on many subjects are representitive of their own opinion, if asked IRL.

evo2000

Senna wrote: »

Definitely not, I don't even think some posters opinions on many subjects are representitive of their own opinion if asked IRL.

Id agree with that, alot of people like to give it loads on here aswell, id imagine most of em wouldnt say boo in real life if confronted!

wretcheddomain

The general population is much more stupid, uneducated, gullible, hypocritical, and violent. This isn't to say we don't find those undesirable traits on boards, but they're depressingly more common in the "general" population.

Fúck, I hope not.

wil

In reality, the general population is virtually non-existent.

MadsL

Is boards representative of Ireland? I'm going to say no as approx 20% of boardsies are overseas posters.

Lovely Bloke

Not in the slightest, the younger demographic of Boards.ie, as compared to Ireland as a whole, means the general tone of the place is skewed to the more liberal, left-leaning bias of the political spectrum.

Dog of Tears

Thankfully not.

Plates

If it was, I'd emigrate.

circadian

Deja vu.

anncoates

Doubtful. It often appears that the strength of people's opinions on staple subjects is directly proportional to their lack of experience of same. Hence the pages and pages of student types fervidly arguing about discrimination, taxes, parenting, unemployment etc.

The Corinthian

No. The demographics of Boards and the demographics of the Real World are vastly different.

Boards would be representative of the general population only if we lived in a version of Logan's Run; where 80% of people work in IT, are under 25 years of age and Labour have an overall majority. Serious distopia.

RobYourBuilder

It would be a mad country if it were. Just as an example, most drugs would be legal, but violent crime arising from use of said drugs would get the perpetrator 30 years to life. And flogged publicly.

RobYourBuilder

wretcheddomain wrote: »

The general population is much more stupid

Is this a p*sstake? Please tell me this is a p*sstake.

AudreyHepburn

I seriously hope not!

The general population would, I hope, not be quite so negative, cynical, bitter and begrudging as posters here can be.

The Corinthian

RobYourBuilder wrote: »

violent crime arising from use of said drugs would get the perpetrator 30 years to life. And flogged publicly.

And many would purposely commit crimes just so they can get flogged.

suicide_circus

The Internet gives a large platform to people who would have been voiceless years ago. The results are both positive and negative. Boards is like 8 pints - makes people say things they normally wouldnt.

MistyCheese

Good lord I hope not!!!

The_Captain

It's representative of cloistered 17 year olds who live with their parents

Caliden

A vocal minority.

Earthhorse

I think the nature of online debate is that it often lacks nuance so for that reason, as well as the keyboard warrior, phenomenon I think a lot of debates on boards come across as quite academic.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

The opinions on boards don't come within an ass's roar of those of the general population.
I don't think many contributors even reflect their own true opinions.
Boards seems to be for the ranting waffling Walter Mitty imaginings of many.

Aongus Von Bismarck

I bought my Father a new Macbook Air for Christmas. He was browsing on the Internet when he asked me a question: who are these arseholes who spend all day giving out and posting utterly moronic comments on sites like independent.ie and thejournal.ie? And where do they get the fcuking time to do so?

I decided not to show him this site. He has high blood pressure as it is. I've met socialists in real life. They are never as rabidly loony as some of the Che Guevara wannabees around here. I've met Irish Republicans in real life. Never as brainwashed and unrepentant as the bots you'd find here dancing on the head of a pin.

It doesn't seem to be great for nuanced and varied discussion. Way too much jealousy and begrudgery here as well. It really is the cancer of the Irish collective consciousness.