“An aspect of democracy is the belief that everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything”

Not everyone has an opinion on everything. However, in a democratic society, it’s sometimes assumed that everyone does have an opinion on everything.
     
”[Discussion] What’s up with this culture that everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything?” was posted on Reddit—KokatuInAction on April 20, 2015. “Why do we live in a culture where everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything?” was posted on Twitter by ZAC on February 9, 2020. “One of the most demented aspects of democracy is the belief that everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything” was posted on Twitter by Michael Malice on March 25, 2023.
   
   
Reddit—KokatuInAction
Posted by u/[deleted] April 20, 2015
[Discussion] What’s up with this culture that everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything?
 
Twitter
Mysidia ☆ at the Wꙮrds of Lahabrea
@MeowsticMix
Replying to @listelian
It’s also so weird, I think, that everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything, and be able to defend it. Plenty of folks who aren’t interested in researching topics end up insisting on what little they do know, bc of pressure to have a stance on every issue.
9:38 AM · May 2, 2018
 
Twitter
ZAC
@ZACHARY_PAZ
Why do we live in a culture where everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything
1:04 AM · Feb 9, 2020
 
Twitter
Goth Disco Gnome Blocked Elon again
@MrCrystalMighty
Replying to @BewaretheMoon1 @mrjamesob and @FierceMum
That’s because we live in a culture where everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything. It’s not seen as acceptable to just say “I don’t know enough about the issue to say”.
2:12 PM · Jul 6, 2020
 
Twitter
Shawn
@Theteatrader
I think one of the problems of access to infinite information is that due to that access everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything and to not have an opinion on something is to be ignorant
2:19 PM · May 12, 2021
 
Twitter
Trich
@trchdsn
Replying to @scotscotscot
In the age of the internet everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything and in this case I don’t feel like I would add anything useful to the discourse and it’s all very complex and difficult to digest so I’m just gonna be quiet ?
8:12 AM · Mar 1, 2022
 
Twitter
Azer Dugalić
@Azzapp_LoL
One of the most overlooked issues online is that post Trump everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything and that leads to a lot of very popular people having extremely loud opinions that they never though about twice.
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Zar ✰
@Zarinacar
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Jun 20, 2022
Can we normalize saying “I don’t know enough to have an opinion.”
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9:19 PM · Jun 21, 2022
 
Twitter
Michael Malice
@michaelmalice
One of the most demented aspects of democracy is the belief that everyone is expected to have an opinion on everything
8:45 PM · Mar 25, 2023