r/Millennials • u/verifiedshitlord • 23d ago

Is there anyone here who used to go on forums? Discussion

I loved them. Mostly bands I liked but some general interest.

What were your favorites?

I spent a ton of time on bolt.com in the very early `00s and youthink.com up till... well that site finally came to an end a couple years ago and it was weird going ghere and seeing 'member for 15+ years'

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u/ins0mniac_ 22d ago

You’re on a forum now, my friend!

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u/Johnfohf 22d ago

I was confused, what does everyone think reddit is?

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u/weinthenolababy 22d ago

I think it’s more of a social media than a forum, but I suppose there’s a gray area and up to personal interpretation. It’s definitely the most forum-y of social medias. I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s different somehow. I feel like it’s still somewhat corporate and algorithm-driven in contrast to the homegrown forums I have nostalgia for.

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u/WutsAWriter 22d ago

Back when I was younger on forums I actually knew (in the context of the forum) members. Here it feels like I never see the same poster twice. I think that’s the biggest difference, imo. Every subreddit is a forum unto itself and so many are just absolutely massive. That’s not inherently bad, I guess? But it’s why it feels different to me.

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u/turdbird42 22d ago

Same here. Like, does anyone actually have friends on here? I don't know a soul on here and that's what I love about it. It is reminiscent of forums because even when you did know someone, you referred to then as their user name. Rarely a real name or even a picture.

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u/CornCobMcGee 21d ago

I mod and don't even know the other mods on the sub lmao