What We Lost When We Quit Using Crappy Old Web Forums
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Old web forums were poorly coded and rough around the edges, but maybe we gave up on them too quickly in the social media era.
  • Hund@feddit.nuEnglish
    5·
    10 days ago

    Bring back crappy forums? Why just not continue using all the good forums that we never stopped using?

    • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      9 days ago

      They’re crappy, because they’re not centered in one place, multiple registrations needed, no addictive algorithm.

        • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          9 days ago

          I meant it as sarcastic, but way too many people I know left the fediverse because of this. Sometimes because they run into obnoxious people, but mostly those.

          • Hund@feddit.nuEnglish
            1·
            9 days ago

            Well. I’m honestly surprised that people even go beyond Facebook to be honest. :(

            • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              8 days ago

              I’m begging my friends in the leftist IT group on Facebook to at least move to Discord, and they refuse.

              • Hund@feddit.nuEnglish
                3·
                8 days ago

                I find it odd that technically knowledgeable people choose Facebook over other alternatives. Even if you don’t consider the ethical and privacy issues, Facebook is, technically speaking, completely useless.