Do people choose the "social section" vs the "general section" based mostly on their personality?

Just curious. I see so many question in the “general” section that, after a period of time, seem to be begging to get into a bigger picture, and conversely, questions that are important and serious to the OP (and usually to the rest of us) posted in the “general” section (and I’ve never seen those important and serious questions take off into the silly side). So….do you thing that the choice of placement is based mostly on the person’s personality?