Is it still possible to hang out on websites? To enjoy digital conversation without clout incentives or any kind of economic features?

There must have been the first forum that had any kind of reputation building mechanic, I wonder if they knew the consequences of their actions and the dopamine economy they formed the foundations of

Would social media be the same if it developed with a chat room style in philosophy rather than a forum?

It’s telling that the websites built around conversation and nothing else have long fallen out of use, this thread is certainly not a conversation, even if you were to engage with it it would still remain a thread that you are replying to, not a person to converse with