I think a parenting thread would also be fun based on earlier comments.
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I like most of the forum that I see, having blocked some categories from showing. I like the random banter. I like the personal threads where people share their hobbies and interests in a way more in-depth fashion than they ever would on Twitter or whatever.
I like the one-off video game recommendations. I always like to think of myself as into board games, but it turns out I never play them. I guess following along with other peopleās game diaries is enough of a fix for me.
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My favourite feature of this forum isnāt a specific part. Itās that it has parts.
To contrast it with Facebook, I hate visiting the site so much because itās just a hose pipe of other peopleās stuff. I canāt go there and say āHey, just show me peopleās opinions of moviesā or āLetās see what people are up to at the weekend.ā
Instead, a post about how someone is getting engaged is followed by a post about politics is followed by a post about struggles with depression is followed by a cool link to a fun video.
Itās great that people are more open about sharing mental health issuesā¦ but that they feel Facebook is now a āsafe spaceā to share that stuff makes it a non-safe space for me. I canāt let myself be immersed in other peopleās mental health issues in a hose-pipe fashion, for the sake of my own mental health!
This forum lets me take it at my own pace. When Iām feeling good and ready for it, Iāll open the Depression thread on this forum. But it doesnāt get forced into my reading when Iām in the mood for music videos.
Same with politics. As we all seem to, I love a good political discussion. But Facebook just has all that stuff all the time. Thereās no decision to be made like āOkay, whatās up with the electionā itās just all election all the time.
This afternoon I knew if I went onto Facebook, it would be all my UK friends in mourning. And I was right! But I went there knowing what itād be like, so was prepared for it. Normally Facebook is just āfuck you, hereās some real downers ggā
Anyway, thatās why I donāt have Facebook on my phone but do bookmark this forum.
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This is so accurate and something I hadnāt thought of. Itās why I check the Forum even when I canāt deal with Twitter of Facebook. I can just check the parts I can handle. I know there are tools to do that on other social media, but theyāre imperfect and too much work. Here itās built into the system.
I like to read everything on the forum. I donāt contribute much, mostly because I feel that my opinions are already being voiced by others there, adding a āhey! me too!ā isnāt very productive in my eyes.
I have been trying to share a few things here and there that are happening in my life.
I also feel that sometimes we get too high on our own fumes and almost feel obligated to help bring up some more nuanced discussion to some threads. We run into hyperbole pretty fast. I do it too so pot, meet kettle.
Another thing this place has that somehow I donāt usually stumble into elsewhere is just the simplest upgrades. Rym made some comment about shower heads. Changed my life. I need more of that basic shit around the home advice. I installed a rack in the shower to hold things. Godly.
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Recently Iāve been debating going stage four Forum and leaving, but Iāve found I need a third Social Media site and canāt find anywhere based around my current interests that I actually like. Iām not willing to climb the social ladder to gain the amount of respect there I have here. I donāt really mind it here, but I do feel like the odd one out for a variety of reasons. Iām not really coming here to participate anymore, Iām just coming here because I have been for my whole life that matters.
I mean, a few of us are doing that. Lizzy has a history thread, Scott is on about K-pop, I have a thread dedicated to trying to make a shitty game less shitty.
I think we tolerate this sort of microblogging pretty well. Itās a good format for something that a small handful care about, and someone knows well enough to keep a thread alive but not enough that theyād write a book or something.
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