# How is the SDMB different from/superior to/inferior to Reddit?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 3, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-sdmb-different-from-superior-to-inferior-to-reddit/1016573 "2025-04-03T15:10:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-sdmb-different-from-superior-to-inferior-to-reddit/1016573/2 "2025-04-03T15:34:10Z")

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> . . . there is a sense of community on the SDMB . . .

This is what makes the SDMB superior for me. I’ve been here nearly 25 years now, and while I find Reddit to be a proverbial ‘Wild West’ of content, purpose, and _intent_, the SDMB to me has been like an open-to-all coffee club dedicated to good socialization, exchange of ideas, and relatively focused content on fighting ignorance.

Reddit just seems to be a word salad of dumb to me. Granted, there’s a few subreddits where I can learn a few things, but as a whole, I prefer the structure–and community–of the SDMB.

Tripler  
Redditors don’t [link up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-11-sw-afghanistan/583416/10) in Afghanistan.

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