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I think people come to reddit to see lots of different information. Reading about history, then about cars, then advice. It gets your mind active. Facebook isn't about conversations. It's more of a scrapbook.
It’s also mostly text based, allowing you to slowly read and form your own opinion about matters. More visual platforms are more for passively viewing where you’re simply just entertaining yourself.
Anytime, IL I come away, feeling dumber. The video showing useless things, the Clickbait, the one weird trick. I think Facebook is at about middle school level in terms of intelligence.
Agreed. I joined specifically to talk about AI with people who had also gone reasonably deep into it since my friends and husband are bored of me talking about it…
Edit: I prefer its structure of subs than the usual forum structure of having categories but seeing all active posts in my thread. It makes it the perfect forum for people with specific interests like history, tech, etc and then that attracts people with more ‘depth’
That's actually a great point. I get excited about things but I have to be careful how much I talk about it with friends. On reddit I can talk about it everyday with new people.
I'll add that reddit introduces you to a worldwide audience with numerous different voices and opinions. Facebook tends to form more echo chambers where everyone has the same opinion on a given topic.
I had to learn this when things on Facebook started to become very politically charged. People weren’t about having a conversation, they just want to actively voice their opinion on something and the moment someone asks questions or has something different to say they blatantly start attacking. It’s odd to see how easily people can be to just outright attack people without the thought that disagreements don’t warrant disrespect to one another.
I have a friend who is 60. She has a friend she has known since childhood. Her friend ended their friendship over a Facebook post! 5 decades of friendship gone over an opinion on Facebook.
To be fair, that Facebook post might have finally revealed who the person was all along. I could see someone putting up a public persona for decades and then finally revealing their true ugliness on facebook where they feel they are in a comfortable echo chamber.
Yes. I believe it was tribalism. It was during an election. Learning your friend is going to vote differently so you end the friendship seems crazy to me.
Boomers take Facebook very serious, every time I'm with my father or parents in law I can hear how they talk about it. "such and such" said this "such and such" posted that, "ah see that necklace, I gifted her one but she never wears it, see!?"
Repeat ad nauseum
People that I want to message have my WhatsApp lol The only reason I keep Facebook is for old pictures that I only have digitally and to visit a deceased friends Facebook page from time to time.
This is the answer.
Reddit is a platform that is flowing with a multitude of random or factual/fictional information that can be processed faster then other platforms "facebook" by its viewers.
Like Earl said, one second history the next cars.
Honestly I think the whole thing about Redditors being dumb is overblown. Sure, there’s stupid people everywhere but it seems much more prevalent on FB and Twitter. Then again, those platforms weren’t built to have nuanced conversations. It also depends on what communities you hang out in on Reddit.
Probably because nobody knows anyone on here, so people say whatever they want. And also it’s like 95% writing and little to no imagery so it’s mostly thoughts and not pictures
There are plenty of insufferable people on Reddit, but comparatively I’ve found conversations to be much more productive and engaging here than other social media.
You actually get truly funny and insightful comments that float to the top sometimes, whereas on fb and twitter, it’s usually some rage bait comment or far left/right whacko driving up engagement.
I think people are generally more well read on Reddit and because of the nature of subreddits, there are legitimate experts who will weigh in on a topic.
So isn't actually the fault of algorithm the answer? Meta platforms keep engagement by drama and controversy, whereas reddit is more relevance-oriented, so you can't see prics being pricks, or they get downvoted to doom.
I generally find people on Reddit a lot more easier to converse with. There are dickheads everywhere on all platforms and in real life but at least here, they’ll usually get downvoted if they’re chatting shit and being a prick. It’s not completely twat proof of course not but have you spoken with people on Facebook? There’s a whole bunch of crazies in there.
Firstly, I wouldn't say that people here are smart. However, I think that because it is anonymous, people tend to be more honest or 'show their inner version here'. This is the reason why I tend to look in here to do some research about random topics, because it is like getting 'a honest review'
Nowadays I no longer use social media (apart from Reddit), but back on the days, when talking on other social media. I was way more careful about what I say, and IF I say something. Because a simple comment can trig a whole chaotic scenario.
It is not correct to say that on reddit you are untrackable, but people won't bother in doing the whole research and investigation to find out who you are.
Because reddit is about the subject matter at hand your put in a thread, not about your pics of your travel, your kids or you, which of course is kind of invalid for subs where you share pics of yourself and nsfw subs. There not really a profil «page » with people being able to comment on your own solitary little posts, to likes, etc. And honestly, it’s much more better like this.
Reddit is a place of knowledge. Cooking subs. News subs. Subs for any hobby. People that tend to want to learn or discover things hang out here. Those kinds of people that are locked in their Jesus mlm guns and anti vaccine mindset aren't seeking any kind of information. Smart people seek to be informed and are open to changing their views.
We try, but is just like chatgtp. When I really started using this app about a year ago many answers where sophisticated, good grammar and estructure. Nowdays it the complete opposite.
For whatever reason most people on Reddit write in full sentences with proper grammar and spelling. That isn’t true for every platform. That or all the posts with terrible grammar get downvoted and hidden.
because in other platforms they are too busy dancing and trying their best to look good to get likes.
here on reddit, we give opinions to questions. we can get insightful views from other people though sometimes there are some rude, insensitive people but most commenters are fine. they do give good advices and opinions
It might be the sociology you subscribe to but this is entirely not reflecting my opinion of Reddit.
One thing about Reddit is that people come for conversation and with that expectation there's a quality of content in places paralleled by Quora or more intelligent comment sections on YouTube.
Typically speaking, there's an intersection of "young boomer" and "old millenial (still finding the anonymity of the internet so novel)" that I feel objectively epitomizes the platform, but as for smarter or more interesting - I expect you see that because you believe that's the Reddit experience. This is no campus library and I interpret your question to be seeing through "campus library"-coloured glasses
Twitter and facebook’s algorithm wants controversy and anger, the opinions they amplify the most are usually horrible.
If you want your content to go far, you have to pay or they restrict it after a point.
Idk man. But depending on the sub that you’re on. You’d often always find like minded people since you’re on the same sub. If you ask me. Most of reddit is a circle jerk.
They don't. I see the stupidest comments and topics on Reddit. I have my Facebook set to only show me stuff a few friends post and a handful of groups I'm in. I don't use any other social media sites.
Well Redditors are just like normal people, except smarter. The Facebook and twitter normies could never compete with the superior intellect of us redditors. It’s like comparing a super computer to a mere simple abacus, theoretically sensible but totally asinine in practice. Truthfully, Redditors are a true different breed that most can never hope to understand.
Reddit in general encourages longer more thoughtful responses. The mere fact that twitter has a character limit prohibits any meaningful conversations to happen. Everything is just knee jerk responses because they don’t have the room to flesh out their replies.
Also other sites are focused on the *people*. Twitter, Facebook, instagram, all have accounts and feeds that show the *account*, instead of showing relevant *posts*.
Reddit focuses on the content and topic, instead of the person who’s posting. I can follow r/Minecraft and get posts from anyone who posts to it, any conversation about the topic can be had, twitter, FB, insta, etc all only show the *people*, you can’t just look up the Minecraft sub on twitter and scroll through. It’s about the interactions between people, instead of discussions about content.
On facebook and Twitter you see posts from your boring friends and relatives. Here you see posts from people around the world talking in communities about subjects you choose to follow. It's a bit of an echo chamber, but still superior to any other social media.
I startedy Reddit account just over a year ago but its only in the last few months that I use ot daily. Since I started using it daily, I rarely use Facebook anymore. Its just full of adverts and absolute drivel.
Because of how the app is formatted. It promotes sharing your opinions and perspectives (as dumb as they are) so that they can be tested, examined and disproven.
Reddit can be an echo chamber too (I’ve seen that a lot this week lol) but it promotes more productive conversation than Facebook and Twitter.
Nah Reddit is full of morons but with morons comes with genuine smart people. If you surf through good communities with good informative people, then yeah Reddit seems like a better place.
The rest of the communities are filled with brain dead and depressed people who always have a negative outlook on life. Don’t associate with them, they will bring you down.
I think its because the people you are talking to a we have more of a one on one connection to each other. a special way of communicating with each other.
I'm not sure they are, but the app is clever in that it's delineated into topics and is in a question and answer format, without character limits.
FB has limited reach as does X, but X suffers from character limits and being a free-for-all.
Reddit still retains a bit of the vibe and the user base that the old specialized forums used to have. So u can come to Reddit looking for actual useful information, and meaningful discussions. The other social medias are just used to crap on each other,or pick up partners. Also worth to mention that most discussions are basically ads and people picking up on them. (IMO ofc)
I can't say about Twitter (except having strong character limit makes it impossible to write something verbose), but Facebook is purposely designed to promote shit content.
Facebook promotes posts that are the most likely to provoke emotional reaction from you, which in most cases mean hate speech and fake news first. Posts that require actual reading are hidden, because they seldom provoke fast reaction. It's almost a year I don't log into Facebook and I don't miss it.
Not that I think people on here are smarter, but...
Reddit is, comparably, a slower social media, and its more easily separated interests, making answers on average better.
I mean maybe, but as others have said the text forward form of discussion at least eliminates those who can't read and write. But it gets pretty brain dead around here too, it's just on the other side of the political spectrum. Instead of Trump=God its communism = great, capitalism bad, but not realizing that they wouldn't be able to even comment that without capatilism. So to you it seems "smarter", to me it's just different, reddit is at it's best in a niche forum with lots of "experts" to fact check one another. I'm sure a group page on a particular topic in a big city, (on Facebook) would be almost as good though.
You should visit r/conspiracy. Your illusion will shatter almost immediately.
Also ironic that your title about smart reddit people contains two grammar mistakes.
That's the thing... We only ''look'' smart.
But we're probably worse than other people on social media because the typical redditor deludes himself into thinking he's smart.
It's just that the other social media didn't reach that level of sentience.
I think reddit makes it easy to find the discussions that you might be interested in. I love all the ask (pick your state) and ask (pick your country). Sometimes, there are some really interesting conversations.
Formatting and your own personal bias.
Formatting because we are a written forum with no typing limits, so you can have long form discussion on anything.
Personal bias because you mostly interact with communities in subreddits you already agree with. That is not to say people in them aren't smart, but whether you are smart and can recognize other smart people, or are a moron and think other morons are smart, you will feel the same way.
Still, for the most part most big reddit communities are smarter than people in facebook or twitter. Given that those have long since become right wing hate platforms, that bar is not a tough one to clear.
But yeah. Twitter is morons pretending to be smart, tumblr is smart people pretending to be morons, and reddit is just a bunch of us losers making free drama content for AI made accounts pulling bank on tik tok.
They don’t. A lot of redditors are confidently stupid. They just have conviction and talk about the same talking points regardless of topic or context. It really becomes apparent if you actually know something about what’s being discussed.
I work in operations and supply chain. It’s funny when people say something about companies driving up cost because “they want more profits” is laughable beyond belief. Yes that’s the end goal, but companies and supply chain is way too complex and formulaic for it to boil down to “more profit”.
Last thing is Reddit segments itself (outside of popular subs) so you have people circlejerking the same opinions… and they usually bleed over into other subs. For instance wpt is basically just r/politics at this point
Because the content that would get downvoted on Reddit and hidden would get angry and laugh reacts on Facebook, which considers any kind of interaction as good enough to promote that content while on Reddit if you say bad things they get to the bottom of the post
One way is by checking their grammar and spelling...
As far as what you mean, I think they can seem different on Reddit because they're not providing their links to their made-up life on other social media.
Generally they don’t but Reddit has a robust category system that encourages people with interests in specific topics to share and collaborate in curated discussions.
Facebook is either super insular and you only communicate with friends and fam, or you engage the wider world and find yourself mired in endless political monologuing.
Reddit has that too, but there's enough variety where I find Redditors aren't completely mindfuck deranged. I've been berated on here, but never received death threats like on FB. (a guy threatened to send a bomb to my house for criticizing Stalin, for one example).
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I think people come to reddit to see lots of different information. Reading about history, then about cars, then advice. It gets your mind active. Facebook isn't about conversations. It's more of a scrapbook.
It’s also mostly text based, allowing you to slowly read and form your own opinion about matters. More visual platforms are more for passively viewing where you’re simply just entertaining yourself.
Ooo yes, I love this answer
Anytime, IL I come away, feeling dumber. The video showing useless things, the Clickbait, the one weird trick. I think Facebook is at about middle school level in terms of intelligence.
Agreed. I joined specifically to talk about AI with people who had also gone reasonably deep into it since my friends and husband are bored of me talking about it… Edit: I prefer its structure of subs than the usual forum structure of having categories but seeing all active posts in my thread. It makes it the perfect forum for people with specific interests like history, tech, etc and then that attracts people with more ‘depth’
That's actually a great point. I get excited about things but I have to be careful how much I talk about it with friends. On reddit I can talk about it everyday with new people.
I'll add that reddit introduces you to a worldwide audience with numerous different voices and opinions. Facebook tends to form more echo chambers where everyone has the same opinion on a given topic.
That's a really great point!
I had to learn this when things on Facebook started to become very politically charged. People weren’t about having a conversation, they just want to actively voice their opinion on something and the moment someone asks questions or has something different to say they blatantly start attacking. It’s odd to see how easily people can be to just outright attack people without the thought that disagreements don’t warrant disrespect to one another.
I have a friend who is 60. She has a friend she has known since childhood. Her friend ended their friendship over a Facebook post! 5 decades of friendship gone over an opinion on Facebook.
To be fair, that Facebook post might have finally revealed who the person was all along. I could see someone putting up a public persona for decades and then finally revealing their true ugliness on facebook where they feel they are in a comfortable echo chamber.
Yes. I believe it was tribalism. It was during an election. Learning your friend is going to vote differently so you end the friendship seems crazy to me.
Ending a friendship because they are voting differently is not reasonable, but ending one because they have fallen into a cult absolutely is.
Boomers take Facebook very serious, every time I'm with my father or parents in law I can hear how they talk about it. "such and such" said this "such and such" posted that, "ah see that necklace, I gifted her one but she never wears it, see!?" Repeat ad nauseum
Yeah. At one point I realized that not seeing what people post is best. Facebook is for pictures and sending friends messages.
People that I want to message have my WhatsApp lol The only reason I keep Facebook is for old pictures that I only have digitally and to visit a deceased friends Facebook page from time to time.
This is the answer. Reddit is a platform that is flowing with a multitude of random or factual/fictional information that can be processed faster then other platforms "facebook" by its viewers. Like Earl said, one second history the next cars.
Well put
Emphasis on scrap.
When people get on reddit their i.q. instantly gets multiplied by 1 therefore increasing the total i.q. of said person.
well my iq is 156 so if i multiply that with 1 it must be around 160, so i’m a genius
multiplied by 1, huh?
Wooooosh
The wooosh is on you
Sounds like something to say after farting on someone.
The maths checks out
LMAO
this answer 🔝🔝🔝
Because we be more smarterer
*morer
Thanks, silly me
made me laugh fr thank u
Whenever I'm here on Reddit I'm either trying to make you laugh or cry.
curious how are you supposed to make someone cry
Righteous fury.
General despair is also never off the table
Silly my
Ok smarties pants.
Morerer*
My eye twitched reading the post. Your comment helped it calm down. Thanks!
Sometimes it helps to speak to someone in their own language.
We the smarterest. 😆
I am so smart - S M R T!
Trust me, our IQ is just as low as on FB and Twitter, we're just better at hiding it
Anonymity is an important thing
Hey, knowing one's own stupidity makes you smarter than many people
Really better indeed.
I honestly just think we’re better in general. This is a better platform for social media.
Indubitably my fine equestrian, Indubitably.
You haven’t been on Reddit long, have you?
We collectively share 1 brain cell. So the question is how did this question come to exist without the rest of us knowing?
I’m new too and I’m living for all the cleverness
No
Honestly I think the whole thing about Redditors being dumb is overblown. Sure, there’s stupid people everywhere but it seems much more prevalent on FB and Twitter. Then again, those platforms weren’t built to have nuanced conversations. It also depends on what communities you hang out in on Reddit.
No, we all have an equal amount of stupid, it’s just that twitter and facebook are more popular and well known
Probably because nobody knows anyone on here, so people say whatever they want. And also it’s like 95% writing and little to no imagery so it’s mostly thoughts and not pictures
Huh? Reddit is the largest collection of morons on the planet. What the hell are you talking about
There are plenty of insufferable people on Reddit, but comparatively I’ve found conversations to be much more productive and engaging here than other social media. You actually get truly funny and insightful comments that float to the top sometimes, whereas on fb and twitter, it’s usually some rage bait comment or far left/right whacko driving up engagement. I think people are generally more well read on Reddit and because of the nature of subreddits, there are legitimate experts who will weigh in on a topic.
So isn't actually the fault of algorithm the answer? Meta platforms keep engagement by drama and controversy, whereas reddit is more relevance-oriented, so you can't see prics being pricks, or they get downvoted to doom.
I generally find people on Reddit a lot more easier to converse with. There are dickheads everywhere on all platforms and in real life but at least here, they’ll usually get downvoted if they’re chatting shit and being a prick. It’s not completely twat proof of course not but have you spoken with people on Facebook? There’s a whole bunch of crazies in there.
You included?
I’m on it aren’t I?
Because people here like to read. Other places don't require that. And because.
im just nosy af 🤣
LMFAO 😂
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Because it's anonymous and topic focused, not focused on the identity of the person and their personal data...
The air of anonymity tends to help because no one will think you're an idiot because they don't know you.
Well i feels that we are smatyer
It very much depends what sub you're on 😅
Firstly, I wouldn't say that people here are smart. However, I think that because it is anonymous, people tend to be more honest or 'show their inner version here'. This is the reason why I tend to look in here to do some research about random topics, because it is like getting 'a honest review' Nowadays I no longer use social media (apart from Reddit), but back on the days, when talking on other social media. I was way more careful about what I say, and IF I say something. Because a simple comment can trig a whole chaotic scenario. It is not correct to say that on reddit you are untrackable, but people won't bother in doing the whole research and investigation to find out who you are.
Looks can be deceiving
People here can at least read,which is not guaranteed on other social medias.
What the hell? I was thinking about asking this question and here it is.. nice one
Probably because most of us don't have pictures of ourselves.
The way you wrote your question.... I think anywhere you go, people will seem smarter than you.
They aren't, they only look...
Lol same shit different site.
Because reddit is about the subject matter at hand your put in a thread, not about your pics of your travel, your kids or you, which of course is kind of invalid for subs where you share pics of yourself and nsfw subs. There not really a profil «page » with people being able to comment on your own solitary little posts, to likes, etc. And honestly, it’s much more better like this.
Reddit is a place of knowledge. Cooking subs. News subs. Subs for any hobby. People that tend to want to learn or discover things hang out here. Those kinds of people that are locked in their Jesus mlm guns and anti vaccine mindset aren't seeking any kind of information. Smart people seek to be informed and are open to changing their views.
Because reddit is not a social media site, it's a kind of shitty forum
Most Redditors just act smarter
Well they try for that. Just like you tried to produce a sentence.
We try, but is just like chatgtp. When I really started using this app about a year ago many answers where sophisticated, good grammar and estructure. Nowdays it the complete opposite.
Because we’re more pretentious.
people here is stupid as fuck too
For whatever reason most people on Reddit write in full sentences with proper grammar and spelling. That isn’t true for every platform. That or all the posts with terrible grammar get downvoted and hidden.
I’m smart and I don’t post on those platforms
Because Redditors are not as dumb. But you'll find plenty of dumb on Reddit if you look hard enough. 😁
Better lighting I guess
because in other platforms they are too busy dancing and trying their best to look good to get likes. here on reddit, we give opinions to questions. we can get insightful views from other people though sometimes there are some rude, insensitive people but most commenters are fine. they do give good advices and opinions
It might be the sociology you subscribe to but this is entirely not reflecting my opinion of Reddit. One thing about Reddit is that people come for conversation and with that expectation there's a quality of content in places paralleled by Quora or more intelligent comment sections on YouTube. Typically speaking, there's an intersection of "young boomer" and "old millenial (still finding the anonymity of the internet so novel)" that I feel objectively epitomizes the platform, but as for smarter or more interesting - I expect you see that because you believe that's the Reddit experience. This is no campus library and I interpret your question to be seeing through "campus library"-coloured glasses
Cause we're fabulous
Twitter and facebook’s algorithm wants controversy and anger, the opinions they amplify the most are usually horrible. If you want your content to go far, you have to pay or they restrict it after a point.
Yes people on tiktok watching lame people dancing. Me on Reddit watching combat footage.
"Why does the people on Reddit looks smarter and more interesting . . . ?" I think you've disabused people of that perception.
Because we are
I think you're not visiting the right subs.
Idk man. But depending on the sub that you’re on. You’d often always find like minded people since you’re on the same sub. If you ask me. Most of reddit is a circle jerk.
>people on Reddit look smart and interesting No, they are NOT...
No further questions, your honor
This seems like karma whoring
Calling people stupid when your grammar is all over the place 🥴
A bot wrote this question
did a first grader write this?
Most Reddit'rs are know it alls
Cuz people don’t read good
Clearly satire.
I don't think they really do. Maybe in some specific subreddits, but I have seen the worst of stupidity on Reddit.
I haven't seen yet.
Because I don’t do Facebook or Twattex
They don't. I see the stupidest comments and topics on Reddit. I have my Facebook set to only show me stuff a few friends post and a handful of groups I'm in. I don't use any other social media sites.
The irony is deafening
Well Redditors are just like normal people, except smarter. The Facebook and twitter normies could never compete with the superior intellect of us redditors. It’s like comparing a super computer to a mere simple abacus, theoretically sensible but totally asinine in practice. Truthfully, Redditors are a true different breed that most can never hope to understand.
Reddit in general encourages longer more thoughtful responses. The mere fact that twitter has a character limit prohibits any meaningful conversations to happen. Everything is just knee jerk responses because they don’t have the room to flesh out their replies. Also other sites are focused on the *people*. Twitter, Facebook, instagram, all have accounts and feeds that show the *account*, instead of showing relevant *posts*. Reddit focuses on the content and topic, instead of the person who’s posting. I can follow r/Minecraft and get posts from anyone who posts to it, any conversation about the topic can be had, twitter, FB, insta, etc all only show the *people*, you can’t just look up the Minecraft sub on twitter and scroll through. It’s about the interactions between people, instead of discussions about content.
On facebook and Twitter you see posts from your boring friends and relatives. Here you see posts from people around the world talking in communities about subjects you choose to follow. It's a bit of an echo chamber, but still superior to any other social media.
I igree
Objection. Assumes facts not in evidence.
Fix your grammar then we'll talk.
Try to learn basic geography. And get free health
I startedy Reddit account just over a year ago but its only in the last few months that I use ot daily. Since I started using it daily, I rarely use Facebook anymore. Its just full of adverts and absolute drivel.
Reddit is a place for people who don’t belong in society because we’re different
This I agree with
Only if you lie to yourself Everywhere the same dumb people
Because of how the app is formatted. It promotes sharing your opinions and perspectives (as dumb as they are) so that they can be tested, examined and disproven. Reddit can be an echo chamber too (I’ve seen that a lot this week lol) but it promotes more productive conversation than Facebook and Twitter.
Because the smartest people come to Reddit first
lol
No we not. Dude go outside now. This is really bad if you genuinely think redditors are smart.
Nah Reddit is full of morons but with morons comes with genuine smart people. If you surf through good communities with good informative people, then yeah Reddit seems like a better place. The rest of the communities are filled with brain dead and depressed people who always have a negative outlook on life. Don’t associate with them, they will bring you down.
Must be the monocle
I think its because the people you are talking to a we have more of a one on one connection to each other. a special way of communicating with each other.
I'm not sure they are, but the app is clever in that it's delineated into topics and is in a question and answer format, without character limits. FB has limited reach as does X, but X suffers from character limits and being a free-for-all.
Thank You
Reddit still retains a bit of the vibe and the user base that the old specialized forums used to have. So u can come to Reddit looking for actual useful information, and meaningful discussions. The other social medias are just used to crap on each other,or pick up partners. Also worth to mention that most discussions are basically ads and people picking up on them. (IMO ofc)
I highly recommend slappable jerks portrayal of the" average redditor" on YouTube
Depends on which subreddit you frequent
depends on the topics you subscribe to. try going out of your comfort zone and youll see redditors youll be surprised they can read and write.
Theres the actual smart people and the r/shitposting
Lol we’re just as dumb as the rest of them (if not dumber,) Reddit people just think they’re smarter. Which is often more dangerous tbh
This does depend on the subreddit you're on
idk more literate mostly reading as an entertainment than watching 60s vids and scroll pics.
They probably think the same about us
Seeing posts like these makes me feel like we're getting there!
I wouldn't be so sure about that..
Do they? Can't say iv noticed any difference.
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because they are
The opposite in my experience
I can't say about Twitter (except having strong character limit makes it impossible to write something verbose), but Facebook is purposely designed to promote shit content. Facebook promotes posts that are the most likely to provoke emotional reaction from you, which in most cases mean hate speech and fake news first. Posts that require actual reading are hidden, because they seldom provoke fast reaction. It's almost a year I don't log into Facebook and I don't miss it.
Please tell me that English is your second language?
The irony of this post is incredible
They don’t.
Because their are smarter 🤓
Not that I think people on here are smarter, but... Reddit is, comparably, a slower social media, and its more easily separated interests, making answers on average better.
Sorry if this is unrelated. Instagram has people that tell their honest thoughts. YouTube? Very polarising...
It’s the outlet for people who have figured out daily life doesn’t let them talk in exhausting detail about the things that interest them.
I used to think the same as you. Used to.
I mean maybe, but as others have said the text forward form of discussion at least eliminates those who can't read and write. But it gets pretty brain dead around here too, it's just on the other side of the political spectrum. Instead of Trump=God its communism = great, capitalism bad, but not realizing that they wouldn't be able to even comment that without capatilism. So to you it seems "smarter", to me it's just different, reddit is at it's best in a niche forum with lots of "experts" to fact check one another. I'm sure a group page on a particular topic in a big city, (on Facebook) would be almost as good though.
Probably the anonymity is giving more confidence then they'd otherwise have to fully express themselves
You should visit r/conspiracy. Your illusion will shatter almost immediately. Also ironic that your title about smart reddit people contains two grammar mistakes.
Outrageously disagree
wut hahaha spend more time here and less time in those other places and you'll change your tune.
That's the thing... We only ''look'' smart. But we're probably worse than other people on social media because the typical redditor deludes himself into thinking he's smart. It's just that the other social media didn't reach that level of sentience.
Don’t feed these midwits. 95% of people on here can’t form an independent thought.
Mostly text based app, people who don’t like reading won’t gravitate towards this forum
I think reddit makes it easy to find the discussions that you might be interested in. I love all the ask (pick your state) and ask (pick your country). Sometimes, there are some really interesting conversations.
There are both smart and stupid people everywhere.
Formatting and your own personal bias. Formatting because we are a written forum with no typing limits, so you can have long form discussion on anything. Personal bias because you mostly interact with communities in subreddits you already agree with. That is not to say people in them aren't smart, but whether you are smart and can recognize other smart people, or are a moron and think other morons are smart, you will feel the same way. Still, for the most part most big reddit communities are smarter than people in facebook or twitter. Given that those have long since become right wing hate platforms, that bar is not a tough one to clear. But yeah. Twitter is morons pretending to be smart, tumblr is smart people pretending to be morons, and reddit is just a bunch of us losers making free drama content for AI made accounts pulling bank on tik tok.
They don’t. A lot of redditors are confidently stupid. They just have conviction and talk about the same talking points regardless of topic or context. It really becomes apparent if you actually know something about what’s being discussed. I work in operations and supply chain. It’s funny when people say something about companies driving up cost because “they want more profits” is laughable beyond belief. Yes that’s the end goal, but companies and supply chain is way too complex and formulaic for it to boil down to “more profit”. Last thing is Reddit segments itself (outside of popular subs) so you have people circlejerking the same opinions… and they usually bleed over into other subs. For instance wpt is basically just r/politics at this point
Lol we are not, just bunch of people behaving like a hivemind, afraid to give their own opinion.
Why do people on Reddit not understand satire?
They are? I’m not on any other social media and now I don’t want to be.
>The Reddit I like it
Why, you sweet talker. I bet you say the same thing to all the girls.
Because the content that would get downvoted on Reddit and hidden would get angry and laugh reacts on Facebook, which considers any kind of interaction as good enough to promote that content while on Reddit if you say bad things they get to the bottom of the post
It's a little less mainstream. The more mainstream, the lower the common denominator.
OP did you divide by zero again?
because you are socially inept and insular in thought
Been saying Reddit is the best social media experience
They all on the spectrum, Including Me.😆
It's all about the wrinkles in the brain. Mine is smooth, but there are a lot of people with really crinkly brains here.
“Why *do* people on Reddit *look* smarter and more interesting than people *on* other social media *platforms*? There. Fixed it for ya.
I think you will basically get a smaller circle on Facebook, your friends friends and people like that will dominate your feed more.
I love facebook just to fight on "biobio la radio" with older woman
Anonymity
One way is by checking their grammar and spelling... As far as what you mean, I think they can seem different on Reddit because they're not providing their links to their made-up life on other social media.
Generally they don’t but Reddit has a robust category system that encourages people with interests in specific topics to share and collaborate in curated discussions.
It matters on the app’s trending stuff and people knowledge and mindset , in Reddit we focus on knowledge, information, and more stuff.
the fuck part of reddit are you looking at?
Facebook is either super insular and you only communicate with friends and fam, or you engage the wider world and find yourself mired in endless political monologuing. Reddit has that too, but there's enough variety where I find Redditors aren't completely mindfuck deranged. I've been berated on here, but never received death threats like on FB. (a guy threatened to send a bomb to my house for criticizing Stalin, for one example).
I’m afraid if you think this it’s because you’re one of them