One downside to the rise of discord and the decline of forums is that all these interesting discussions are now ephemeral and essentially unsearcahable
Now public forums and comment flamewars weren& #39;t great either, but before everyone retreated into these private spaces you used to know what all the main points of discussion were. Now the tide& #39;s gone out and there& #39;s just a few small crustaceans quietly snapping at each other