My experience with the Fediverse has only been through Mastodon, through which I struggled to find a community I really gelled with. Either it was supper overwhelming with meme posts or NSFW, or it was too chill to the point of nothing. Or, it was hyperfocused like FOSS/Linux and became uninteresting after awhile. May try again, but I think I will explore the other fedisites like Plemora or Calckey to see if I like it better.

I love the pace of a forum. I grew up primarily with GameFAQS and some lucid dreaming forum, and honestly it was very formative in teaching me how to write and use critical thinking skills, as well as how to respond to a variety of temperaments. I stopped participating in online forums awhile ago, and while I loved Reddit as a resource, I never felt inspired to participate. In the same way, there are an incredible number of forums dedicated to a certain topic, and are extremely valuable, it would be annoying to make an account for all the things I am interested in.

I like what lemmy is becoming. Glad to find system that makes interacting with people enjoyable.

  • honk@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Damn I really miss forums.

    I had the greatest times in the internet 20 years ago in forums where you could be part of something that felt like a community built over years. Found some long lasting friendships on forums. Sadly then came myspace and facebook and caused every single forum I used to die.

    Honestly the fediverse somewhat can replace that because the instances emulate that feeling of community a little bit.

    • MayorMcCheese@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I miss the predecessors to forums. I loved when it all was not web based. Majordomo and nntp.

    • pridefulofbeing@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Agreed! I learned so much intellectually. Broadened my horizons, sharpened my views through long-form, slower paced conversations of Forums/Message Boards. They are few and far between now. Boards such as this are the closest thing I can find now.

      • DidacticDumbass@lemmy.oneOPEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Ah yeah. That has the fascade that I applaud.

        Thank you. I will make an account when I get the time (I prefer not to make major decisons on my phone!).

        • mobiuscoffee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          1 year ago

          I know that feeling! Like there’s not enough space to properly contextualize what you’re doing!

          I think that instance is more a proof of concept, but you might be able to sign up still. The person behind it has made it available for anyone to use and I’m pretty sure if you’re on an instance that uses it then all of lemmy will be in the same style!

          edit: If you’re interested in more info https://c.im/@youronlyone/110519684986917117