> One wonders why they didn’t choose Twitter instead in that case
I don't know, but I doubt it's that Reddit users are substantially less mentally healthy than Twitter users. There might be a mean intelligence difference (just guessing), but Twitter isn't exactly known for rational and sane communication of ideas.
Although might Reddit simply have a larger corpus per user given the lack of a character limit?
EDIT: The more I think about it, the more I think my assumption is close to the truth. Even if your character limit is 280 characters, that limit can affect how someone forms their sentences. If there is no meaningful limit then a person can feel they can express their full idiolect unencumbered.
I don't know, but I doubt it's that Reddit users are substantially less mentally healthy than Twitter users. There might be a mean intelligence difference (just guessing), but Twitter isn't exactly known for rational and sane communication of ideas.
Although might Reddit simply have a larger corpus per user given the lack of a character limit?
EDIT: The more I think about it, the more I think my assumption is close to the truth. Even if your character limit is 280 characters, that limit can affect how someone forms their sentences. If there is no meaningful limit then a person can feel they can express their full idiolect unencumbered.