i started using the internet in the late 2000’s and still remember when you search for something most of the times it would return with a forum post … now its just random websites … if you ever need real and concise answer you have to add site:reddit.com at every search and since discord or twitter are not crawlable by these search crawlers they are not mentioned . Where did all those forums went…are there still active forums ?

  • @AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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    2110 months ago

    When I started, you’d go to the relevant usenet group and typically found worldwide experts in whatever.

    Alas, times change.