You are not above the "average Redditor." You are the average Redditor.

One thing I've noticed on Reddit is how often people talk about "the average Redditor" as if that isn't exactly what they are.

You'll constantly see comments like:

• "Well, this is Reddit soo..."
• "The average Redditor would think that."
• "That's just how people on Reddit are."

It's almost always framed as if the person saying it is one of the few rational people here, observing everyone else from the outside.

But if you're an active Reddit user, you're not standing outside looking in. You're part of the community too.

The people making those comments often have accounts that are years old, thousands of comments, and tens of thousands of karma. They spend hours reading posts, voting, arguing in comment sections, and participating in the exact culture they're criticizing. At that point, what makes you different from the "average Redditor" you're talking about?

This goes to show how everyone on this site just thinks they are better than everyone else. Smarter than everyone else, etc. I remember a poll a few months ago with 3 options basically Are you smarter, same as, or dumber than the average Redditor. And like 80% of people thought they were smarter than the average Redditor. Lmao. Be fr.

It's a weird kind of self-exemption where everyone seems to believe that other Redditors are the stereotypical Redditors, while they personally are the exception.

Statistically, that doesn't make much sense. Most of the people saying "Reddit is like this" are Reddit. The site's culture is created by the people who use it, and if you're one of the people contributing to that culture every day, then you're part of the average—not above it.

It's like someone saying, "People on this website are insufferable," while posting on it every single day. At some point, you have to realize that you're describing the group you're a member of.