Social Are forums a thing of the past?

[tonil]

I think younger generations are more into tiktok ,instagram, facebook ,youtube...
Being active on some online forum and spend the time there, doesnr seem to be an intersting option for most people under 30yo Id say.

So what is the future of forums in this AI era?

 

[SirRealKiller]

Forums will be a thing of the past.

I doubt most people 12-25 never used one before. So eventually the user base will die off. Number of active users is down a lot already.

 

[MarloStanfield]

Real alphas no matter their age will gravitate towards sherdog

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

Real alphas no matter their age will gravitate towards sherdog

And the 10s follow of course

 

[Natural Order]

I like to think this niche will have a place forever. It's the only form of social media I've engaged since the advent of the internet! First was UFC.com, then Cameldog.net, then Sherdog.

It's a relaxing format that allows for some creativity and good banter.

 

[Blayt7hh]

You know what I find really funny is that Reddit is super popular, but it’s basically just a forum format where no conversation really happens. It’s like the top comment is the only one that anyone reads

 

[Blayt7hh]

I like to think this niche will have a place forever. It's the only form of social media I've engaged since the advent of the internet! First was UFC.com, then Cameldog.net, then Sherdog.

It's a relaxing format that allows for some creativity and good banter.

lol did you really come over here from camel dog? That place was started by like some dickheads that got banned from here. They used to come over here all the time back in the day and spam advertisements on here with troll accounts

 

[TheMaster]

I think younger generations are more into tiktok ,instagram, facebook ,youtube...
Being active on some online forum and spend the time there, doesnr seem to be an intersting option for most people under 30yo Id say.

So what is the future of forums in this AI era?

No, they will be around because they bring a depth missing from the above flashy superficial short attention span formats.
Sounds ridiculous to say that about a forum but relative to the above alternatives its true.

 

[Bobby00]

No its gonna come back yuge. New forums will pop up and we will look down on them fresh forums.

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

You know what I find really funny is that Reddit is super popular, but it’s basically just a forum format where no conversation really happens. It’s like the top comment is the only one that anyone reads

You just need to pick the right subreddit even if the jannies try to ruin it.

 

[2009lurker]

As long as Reddit is still a thing, forums will continue.

 

[Morning Star]

We're the next Boomers and this is our Facebook.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Sherdog Forums... answering the tough questions

 

[Renard]

All social media is algorithmically controlled. It's like an artificial fishtank where everything you see and interact with is curated by a robot. That's the deeper meaning of metaverse: a parallel reality constructed only for you, which you interact with through your smart devices, enabled by algorithms and content delivery networks (CDNs). You're off in your little world and are no longer interacting with reality, truth or the unexpected at any level. Your CDNs only deliver to you what you already consume, believe in and know about.

There will be always be a demand for forums because it's analog "social media" without all the extra layers of automated control and bullshit on top of it. Most idiots will stay on social media and never come here but it is what it is. Social media appeals to the lowest common denominator and most people will stay there.

 

[RoastBeast]

Sherdog will always be a thing.

You think you're going to get good advice on how a sloppy autistic 50 year old can get the hot 18 year old girl at the deli counter on Quora?

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

We're the next Boomers and this is our Facebook.

The demographic stabbed the format in the heart around 2010.

 

[whocares]

There are a tremendous amount of forums out there just like this one. Most that are hard to find unless you're specifically looking for them. 15-25 years old. Usership is down and who knows where the future goes but traditional social media is garbage in every form and everyone knows it. I don't know what comes next but social media isn't the future, it's too lame and too limited even for the post 2010 smartphone internet casual retards. Message boards are the places where you go to for the real shit, even if all the dopes don't know it. These places will be around forever even when there's just 6 people kicking around on them.

 

[IIIIIIII]

Forums will be a thing of the past.

I doubt most people 12-25 never used one before. So eventually the user base will die off. Number of active users is down a lot already.

yeah, the same thing happened with aol instant messenger. in the early days chatrooms were the big thing, and most people posted in real time. forums became more popular later on.

 

[TribalDrumz]

Thread jacks are alive and well

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

yeah, the same thing happened with aol instant messenger. in the early days chatrooms were the big thing, and most people posted in real time. forums became more popular later on.

Instant messenger is back in the form of texting and whatsapp.