yung.carl.jung
Hey Bird! I'm Morose & Lugubrious
The second culprit is that over time forums tend to attract parties that are too aligned in mindset. If everybody agrees on most things, what’s the point of posting comments? Debates on the World History section were what drew me to CFC, and no insult to any of the people still commenting, but the debate has really slowed down over the last few years.
Upvotes, my friend. Upvotes. That's how Reddit survived even though it essentially has homogenous communities in all the big Subs. Dem sweet internet points. The entire website is essentially one big circlejerk, only the small and elitist subs are at all interesting.