"It's either a passion project you spent ten years on, or you need a bunch of money to be able to hire people and resources"
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  • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3 months

    I mean, many forums are still live.

    The problem is engagement. Discord, YouTube, even Lemmy all ping you in your pocket and offer more “instant” dopamine hits than a forum or news site, hence they’ve sucked all the attention.

    It works. I’m guilty of falling into it for sure, even when I keep telling myself I will change my information diet.

    • criss_cross@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3 months

      And even if you don’t a lot of your friends and community do. Forums aren’t fun when it’s just you there.