# Doper Demographics **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 2, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-demographics/970834 "2022-09-02T19:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 73
**Author:** ![DeadTreasSecretaries](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deadtreassecretaries/32/4817_2.png) [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-demographics/970834/73 "2022-09-08T23:46:34Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > But as the internet grew, other places popped up that people enjoyed hanging out at more. If message boards with long-form posts were preferred by internet denizens, then we’d see lots of similar message boards. But instead, we see places where short comments and likes are the norm, like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, etc. IMO if the SDMB community wants to get new/younger members long-term you (we?) are going to have to migrate to one of the major social media platforms. Also probably the most likely one, reddit (while of course a cesspit in many ways and also a major change from a lot how the board works now) can be a good home for effort-posts and in-depth discussions on a lot of subjects if the community/mods of those subreddits are serious about cultivating it. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-demographics/970834)._