Comment by mlekoszek

I think forums could make a comeback over the next 3-5 years. Big platforms like Reddit, Discord and Facebook have been testing their userbase's loyalty for a long time now. If you look at Mastodon, HN, and even Tumblr, you can see a viable number of people are fine with smaller communities, as long as they are genuine and quality. Forums -- especially specialist forums -- have always been great for that.