Fuck discord and fuck reddit.
I STRONGLY recommend just going out looking for whatever forums you can find that are still active.
I've actually been going out of my way to look up new forums to use since the Reddit API controversy. Finding them can sometimes be a pain in the ass because search engines suck nowadays, but I've found a few I hang around on. I spend way more time on them than I do Lemmy.
Someone should compile a directory of every forum out there, and share a widely and updated every 3 months. Having some creation to say that this one is a good car for him that one's good for this Etc it help people if the process. Go sift through the net and find the best stuff and Elevate it for people
In the USA, Section 230 protections are going away in 2027 so that should finish off any remaining forums.
That's for editorialized content aka algo feeds
I proudly still use a super specialised old school online forum and it works great for those purposes.
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