This article is on Medium, which has a paywall. I’m a member, but not logged in. I was able to read it so it may depend on how many times you’ve read Medium articles.

One point he made that I found interesting was:

So, in light of all of this, should Reddit even exist? Is there really a point to a web forum in 2023? Aren’t we past all that?

He thinks we are. I never thought about it before. Maybe in the case of some Reddit subreddits and other forums, but I don’t think so in general. I’ve got a lot great information from forums.

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    1 year ago

    Its a very narrow view. And imho very wrong. There is no engagement on a blog post.

    A forum or subreddit offers more than a blog post. I have friends still from the bbs days. Ive known 2 couples that met on reddit and are married. Cant do that with a blog post and comments