Many academics I see online are leftist whereas many laypeople I see online are right wing.

  • BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    16 hours ago

    They are fewer than those who lean left but they are there. And typically they tend more toward moderation that extremism. Quintessentially, they’re moderate to liberal conservatives. Often times you’ll find them more in business and economics related fields.

    The main reason being that exposure typically gets a person to come out of their highly conservative nature and education as well to better understand how the world operates. It’s not a 100% thing as there are occasional reactionaries in positions of scientific note but they’re few.