The US has at least 50% of the world’s “speaks English as their primary language” population. That’s not “American defaultism” that’s just how demographics work.
I’m saying it’s an obvious inevitability that English-language content is going to be Americans more often than not. And, because it annoys you, confirmation bias makes it seem overwhelming.
Isn’t the share of posts on Reddit coming from the US at something like 42%? Most of the content is in English from what I have read but I could not find data on how much exactly, if you know where to find that kind of data, just post a link.
I am not annoyed, why would I be? Your “primary” language example is just failing the point. An English comment written by someone who speaks another primary language is still English. Reddit is an international meeting place. English is a widely spoken lingua franca in major parts of the world, certainly in Europe and to some extend in India. If you have a place where people from different countries meet, the language will be most likely English and that dwarfs the number of US Americans with English as primary language.
As a case in point, do you seriously believe most of the posts on r/Europe for example are from US Americans?
The US has at least 50% of the world’s “speaks English as their primary language” population. That’s not “American defaultism” that’s just how demographics work.
Do you think only native English speakers are posting online in English? But you are right, it isn’t “American defaultism”, it is US defaultism.
I’m saying it’s an obvious inevitability that English-language content is going to be Americans more often than not. And, because it annoys you, confirmation bias makes it seem overwhelming.
Isn’t the share of posts on Reddit coming from the US at something like 42%? Most of the content is in English from what I have read but I could not find data on how much exactly, if you know where to find that kind of data, just post a link.
I am not annoyed, why would I be? Your “primary” language example is just failing the point. An English comment written by someone who speaks another primary language is still English. Reddit is an international meeting place. English is a widely spoken lingua franca in major parts of the world, certainly in Europe and to some extend in India. If you have a place where people from different countries meet, the language will be most likely English and that dwarfs the number of US Americans with English as primary language.
As a case in point, do you seriously believe most of the posts on r/Europe for example are from US Americans?