Even when message boards were more active, they generally didn't interest me--too many "Who's your favorite character/ship?" threads that added nothing new, too many trolls and arguments. (Hilarious as it is for a Tumblr discourser to complain about trolls and arguments...)
I've seen those kinds of intelligent conversations happen in small pockets throughout social media between people who know each other and are more or less on the same page, though not on a large scale I'll admit. I wonder if they ever happen on a large scale. Maybe reasonably active and moderated communities and Discords could fill that niche again.
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Even when message boards were more active, they generally didn't interest me--too many "Who's your favorite character/ship?" threads that added nothing new, too many trolls and arguments. (Hilarious as it is for a Tumblr discourser to complain about trolls and arguments...)
I've seen those kinds of intelligent conversations happen in small pockets throughout social media between people who know each other and are more or less on the same page, though not on a large scale I'll admit. I wonder if they ever happen on a large scale. Maybe reasonably active and moderated communities and Discords could fill that niche again.