I feel the same way. Nowadays everything seems corporate and advertiser-friendly like a cyberpunk city.
I miss the forums I used to participate in during early 2000s. It was a profoundly human experience with good and bad moments. It's also the reason I speak english today. Found multiple communities dedicated to a video game series I liked. There were boards about everything, from the games themselves to fan creations and the almighty off-topic board. All kinds of people frequented these places. I remember I got to know many of them. Sometimes while I'm browsing reddit I recognize an old nickname from those days and I am tempted to send a PM.
I miss the forums I used to participate in during early 2000s. It was a profoundly human experience with good and bad moments. It's also the reason I speak english today. Found multiple communities dedicated to a video game series I liked. There were boards about everything, from the games themselves to fan creations and the almighty off-topic board. All kinds of people frequented these places. I remember I got to know many of them. Sometimes while I'm browsing reddit I recognize an old nickname from those days and I am tempted to send a PM.