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Mostly I'm active on r/DigitalNomad and a few of the relevant-to-me Financial Independence subs.
I imagine hobby stuff can be a little hit and miss, especially trying to find the sweet spot between a sub that's too small (with negligible community) and one that's too big (powered by too much groupthink).
I used to post on various forums related to my hobbies but as I’ve aged, I’ve found myself more content being a lurker than engaging with other users. This is particularly exacerbated by the megaforums like Reddit and this site, because whatever I may have wanted to say will usually already have been said by someone else, often more eloquently and well thought out. This then further disengages me from most forums and…
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Funny, i created this account after years of lurking because I’m trying to get away from Reddit
I feel the same. With forums, I feel it’s easier to get familiarized with other users. Not sure why, but it definitely feels more communal than Reddit
Gearspace https://gearspace.com/board/ for music/recording stuff. Everything from home recording, through to the highest levels of mixing & mastering multi-million selling albums. It's a bit like HN in that you'll sometimes find yourself talking to people who are very famous / successful in the industry. Charlie Clouser & Butch Vig have posted there before. Best example is the thread where someone asks about Serban G…
Poal.co, Kiwifarms, Poa.st, Phucks and Something Awful
https://watmm.com/ and the Discogs boards. Might end up just ditching HN at some point.
https://slashdot.org I still frequent /. comments & discussions. It is probably not as popular as it was back in the day but this decline in popularity has actually helped the quality of the discussions.
The UI still gives me migraines.