I'll go first:
That online forums are still the best way to build real, lasting communities - not Discord, not Facebook groups, and definitely not whatever mess Twitter/X has become.
Social media is built for short-term engagement, not real discussions. Forums give people actual ownership of their conversations, archives that don’t disappear after a few days, and structure that makes finding and contributing to topics meaningful.
Yeah, they take more effort to build and maintain, but anything worthwhile does.
That online forums are still the best way to build real, lasting communities - not Discord, not Facebook groups, and definitely not whatever mess Twitter/X has become.
Social media is built for short-term engagement, not real discussions. Forums give people actual ownership of their conversations, archives that don’t disappear after a few days, and structure that makes finding and contributing to topics meaningful.
Yeah, they take more effort to build and maintain, but anything worthwhile does.
