• Fourth@mander.xyz
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    7 hours ago

    I assume you think that’s a gotcha to me, but “average voter” is a phrase, not a specific person. It’s meant to describe the general zeitgeist/trend of what most people are doing. Most people are not strong progressives by leftist Lemmy standards. That’s fairly non-controversial. I’m trying to engage in good faith here.

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      6 hours ago

      I don’t mean it as a gotcha. It’s meant to make you reconsider what I see as an unhelpful way of looking at people. If you think in terms of averages instead of in terms of people, I think you lose sight of what you’re trying to achieve. You can think in terms of average (or common) problems people have, and speak to those.