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MercenariesofMidgar

MercenariesofMidgar

It All Returns to Nothing.
Nov 30, 2024
78
Just wanted to say that out loud, despite of the nature of this forum it feels so much more personal than the endless stream of content you see everywhere else. It's just the nature of Forum Boards, the main social medias are too centralized to get any good out of it imo. Just endless noise. It feels like I can have some form of actual interaction with people here.
 
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TheHolySword

TheHolySword

empty heart
Nov 22, 2024
462
There's no money to be had from forums. Not a lot of people want personal connections from social media. This forum has to be personal, it has to be real. It's something you aren't really going to get anywhere else, even other dedicated forums. It's a pretty unique place I think
 
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waistcoat

waistcoat

wow, i have a lot of people to disappoint :o
Aug 10, 2024
189
i grew up using forums, literally been using them since i was 7ish ~ they are so personal and close knit. i hope this style of community never goes.
 
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Opera

Opera

Member
Nov 16, 2024
64
The last few forums I was aware from that were "good" end up not being good anymore (Amino).
 
ForestGhost

ForestGhost

The ocean washed over your grave
Aug 25, 2024
114
Me too! I was a terminally online child who grew up on them. I personally think Discord and Reddit are the two main culprits, they're cool and all but there's something special about internet forums.
 
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WhiteRabbit

WhiteRabbit

I'm late, i'm late. For a very important date.
Feb 12, 2019
1,469
Agreed. I miss the community feel of forums versus places like Reddit, where you feel like you're shouting into a massive crowd, and random people respond.
 
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shrizoid

shrizoid

Student
Nov 18, 2024
103
Just wanted to say that out loud, despite of the nature of this forum it feels so much more personal than the endless stream of content you see everywhere else. It's just the nature of Forum Boards, the main social medias are too centralized to get any good out of it imo. Just endless noise. It feels like I can have some form of actual interaction with people here.
Yeah, this is the first time I've really like *used* a forum (unless Reddit counts as one) and it's awesome, this has a unique feel to it compared to other social media types
 
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Aergia

Aergia

Mage
Jun 20, 2023
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Agree completely. The quality of the conversation here far surpasses what I've seen on almost every other platform. Reddit has the advantages of being text-based and less hostile to long-form posting but ultimately the algorithm still rewards low-effort/polemical/unoriginal content.

It could be argued that this forum in particular facilitates this kind of meaningful interaction since the nature of it means that participation almost entails vulnerability of a sort.
 
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isolatedl111

isolatedl111

Experienced
Nov 25, 2024
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Just wanted to say that out loud, despite of the nature of this forum it feels so much more personal than the endless stream of content you see everywhere else. It's just the nature of Forum Boards, the main social medias are too centralized to get any good out of it imo. Just endless noise. It feels like I can have some form of actual interaction with people here.
Tiktok brainwashes people
 
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Warlord's Pulse

Warlord's Pulse

Time to end this endless war
May 27, 2024
202
I think forums are much more neatly organized, if I can say so
It's easier to navigate through topics, and easier to have your own signature
 
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Forever Sleep

Earned it we have...
May 4, 2022
10,084
Definitely. This is my social media now. I've deleted/suspended the others. It's all just such self grandiosity too. Everyone trying to sell themselves as happy and successful. Maybe some of it's true but, a lot seems trumped up as a kind of minimum standard.

It's like- when and why did this happen? With things like job interviews too. When did it not become enough to just be honest about where you worked and your experience/ skills? When did we all start embellishing or, outright lying about what we could do?!! My Dad had to interview people at one stage. He ended up running them through a very basic skills test on a computer programme because so many were lying that they were proficient in it. I guess it's just the competition we find ourselves against. I agree though, so much social media just doesn't seem genuine.
 
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ijustwishtodie

ijustwishtodie

death will be my ultimate bliss
Oct 29, 2023
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The reason as to why places like tiktok become shit is because of the popularity. If SS were to be popular, it'd be just as shit as tiktok or other places is. The more niche this forum is, the better it will be
 
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MidnightCat

MidnightCat

Still 3 more lives to go.
Jan 1, 2023
219
I sure hope we could return to the good old days of forums and chats. What a time to be alive.

Nowadays, the closer widespread to a forum is... Reddit? And it's by no means the same.

For chats... I'm not really sure what people use nowadays, but when I tried to enter a chat room the experience was... Bizarre.
 
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Hvergelmir

Experienced
May 5, 2024
281
I'm not really sure what people use nowadays
I think Discord provides the old chatroom experience. Just like forums, the best servers are niche communities with a common interest, though.

Corporate platforms, and mainstream media in general is not about delivering the highest quality of content, but delivering content that the most people find valuable.
Silly cat videos is not the pinnacle of human creation, but it's something anyone can enjoy.

I don't think old school long form content is dying. I think it has grown since the BBS days. It's just that mainstream alternatives that didn't exists back then, have grown faster.
 

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