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I agree wholeheartedly with @macracanthorhynchus but I also have my own hypothesis about how things will evolve.
The special thing that Forums had that was mostly missing from the centralised reddit subs was the sense of intimacy within the community. Specifically to the extent that you would get to know some of the members despite the anonymity.
The Fediverse allows us to have the best of both worlds in this respect. You'll pay special attention to the communities you are fond of, while at the same time keeping an eye on the rest.
Anyway, that's just my half baked prediction, but I hope it comes true!
Agreed!
People keep talking about the appeal of the megacommunities on Reddit, and I'm like... were they really that great? There was so much noise to sift through to get to anything real. Having decent discussions or building communities? Maybe if you're in a small niche subreddit, but otherwise no.
right? Like you see a top voted comment is full of BS and tried to point out the mistakes or debate/argue, on popular sub it's nearly impossible as your reply would be buried by other comments that ride the karma wave before you see it. So the best you can do is try to find the reply that maybe says what you want to upvote that and down vote other mindless drone or bots, then hope for the best.
The one great thing about mega communities with long histories is recommendations. I would go to r/movies and search through old "what's the best [x] movie" a LOT. Or in my city sub, "where's the best burger", etc
But yeah, I think the bad mostly outweighs the good.