# Why have you chosen to stick with internet forums over modern social media?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-you-chosen-to-stick-with-internet-forums-over-modern-social-media/969066 "2022-08-04T00:58:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-you-chosen-to-stick-with-internet-forums-over-modern-social-media/969066/61 "2026-04-16T09:33:33Z")

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I can tolerate FB, mostly due to the FB Purity extension (for the desktop, anyway) that allows me to customize what I see.

I cannot wrap my brain around Reddit (plus I’m a snob and the level of communication in most of my dips in is … disheartening), and Insta etc I just really have no need for. I tried Bluesky too but again it didn’t grab me.

I do watch a ton of YouTube. It’s considered social media, but it’s certainly not the same as a message board or one of the threads-style internet destinations. I’m old and I like message boards \>shrug\<

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-you-chosen-to-stick-with-internet-forums-over-modern-social-media/969066/62 "2026-04-27T19:10:10Z")

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> [@SmartBulbInc](#):
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> For what reason have you chosen to stick it out on here and other older forms instead of migrating to modern social media?

“Older forums”!? Why you’re lucky the Mods on this “older forum” would prevent me from threatening you with physical injury for your insolence!

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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-you-chosen-to-stick-with-internet-forums-over-modern-social-media/969066/63 "2026-04-28T03:56:21Z")

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Because my other hobby is keeping neighborhood kids off my lawn.

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