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submitted 1 year ago by catboss@feddit.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

The forums of old times still exist in some corners of the internet. They used to be big and there was one for pretty much every topic.

But most died over the years or got replaced by services like Facebook groups, Reddit or Discord.

Are you still using proper forums, which ones and why haven't you made the switch to other forms of communication?

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[-] MamboGator@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's the one. I felt bad leaving without a word but it was spur of the moment. I just got the sudden realization like I was a teenager still hanging out in the McDonalds Play Place and quietly noped out the door.

Not that I have anything against gen z. I just couldn't relate to most of what they were saying. So I guess a better analogy is that I was like an old man wandering around the mall surrounded by teenagers. Except malls are dead now so gen z still won't relate. Hence: bumbling grandpa.

I also joined the RetroDaze forum before that but there were only two or three other active users and I got the impression at least one of them was an "I voted for Trump" type of guy.

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