But why did forums die?
Was it bad UX?
Were feeds of kittens more interesting and addictive than sequential debate?
In particular, Reddit etc. are many-to-one (one post, many comments), where a forum thread are sequential pages of comments.
And in that sense, perhaps there is no obligation to understand the entire conversation to participate, you just react to the OP.
If single-topic Facebook Groups / sub-reddits exist, then why is the internet "crowded"? Is the problem not solved?
Again, is the UX broken, and what's the alternative?
I'm very interested in this problem.
Any recommended literature? In particular on the topic of social dynamics, herd behavior, and what we've learned not to do from the last 20 years of forums and social networks.
If single-topic Facebook Groups / sub-reddits exist, then why is the internet "crowded"? Is the problem not solved? Again, is the UX broken, and what's the alternative?
I'm very interested in this problem.
Any recommended literature? In particular on the topic of social dynamics, herd behavior, and what we've learned not to do from the last 20 years of forums and social networks.