Sacred Haven of Debauchery

Forums are the best. Within specific sections, most active users know each other, which creates a natural and healthy ecosystem with an objective reputation system, and relationships develop and strengthen over many years. Another thing is that by customizing their profiles, users can express themselves and enhance their image with visual elements. In contrast, on platforms like Reddit, communication is limited to "threads" where users respond to specific comments rather than maintaining a general discussion topic, plus the formatting is limited, not to mention the minimal profile customization; all of this, combined with a very large audience, creates the impression of interacting with a "gray mass" (and recently, even with bots), compared to personal communication on a forum within a limited circle of people.