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Internet forums are disappearing because now everything is Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. (www-xataka-com.translate.goog)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [A] to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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What are we going to do about it?

Sorry for the Google Translate Link. An easy alternative is much appreciated.

Edit: thanks to @Xamrica@lemmy.dbzer0.com for this translation alternative: https://translate.kagi.com/translate/https://www.xataka.com/servicios/foros-internet-estan-desapareciendo-porque-ahora-todo-reddit-discord-eso-preocupante

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

You don't....you go back to forums. They're searchable. Discord and Facebook and well anything self hosted isnt via search engines

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  • [–] [S, A] 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    But many people don't want to have everything completely public, even if privacy is a illusion there.

    We have to accept that and provide a solution for both.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    But many people don’t want to have everything completely public

    This isn't true at all. Most people do not care about privacy; those that do are an extreme minority. You (presumably) and I are part of that minority yet even we still comment here, in a public space. The issue with forums has never been about privacy because most are content with pseudonymity. It is a big mistake to think we need to cater to the extreme minority in the privacy space when tackling big issues that involve a majority who do not care.

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  • [–] [S, A] 1 point 2 years ago

    That's why I specifically wrote "completely public" not "private".

    I think most people know that a discord server with a few hundred or thousand members can hardly be considered private. But I can imagine that there are people who don't want to put it directly online for everybody to find on Google. Not that I like that.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Yeah, I don't post private shit on forums, I discuss things publically so I can collectively have a conversation with countless other people.

    If you want to have a private personal conversation sure use a private chat room, but I need that public space to discuss and learn, active publically accessible forums / lemmy / other equivalent communities are goldmines of information that benefits all.

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