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Reddit / lemmy vs Old internet forums (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by saltynuts420@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Are sites like lemmy , reddit and discord the true successors to the old internet forums of the 2000s . or were the forums superior to todays reddit , lemmy or discord

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[–] Vent@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You still get this effect if you are active on specific communities, especially smaller ones.

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can't say I ever got that from any subreddit, except in the negative way: trolls and overzealous moderators.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Definitely happened in my bump group. But it was maybe 50 active users all going through the same intense thing.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

As a redditor for over 13 years, the smaller communities were one of my favorite parts of the site.