We have above mentioned demographics. We have controversial topics that seemingly panders to this particular demographic's confirmation bias. We have an academic pseudo-intellectual writing style that usually concludes in conservative or reactionary conclusions, much to this particular demographic's liking.
But however, this is all just a coincidence and simply based on unbiased facts.
> We have controversial topics that seemingly panders to this particular demographic's confirmation bias.
Race and gender are minor topics within SSC. You could say that the community has an undue emphasis on the culture wars, but it also has a unique way of addressing those debates which - to many participants - justifies that very emphasis. And if it's as uniformly right-wing ("conservative or reactionary") as you posit, it certainly goes to strenuous lengths to disguise this fact to the casual observer, specifically wrt. culture-wars discussion.
What surprises me however is this:
We have above mentioned demographics. We have controversial topics that seemingly panders to this particular demographic's confirmation bias. We have an academic pseudo-intellectual writing style that usually concludes in conservative or reactionary conclusions, much to this particular demographic's liking.
But however, this is all just a coincidence and simply based on unbiased facts.