All open communities degrade eventually. The cycle of communities forming and dying is just a part of the cycle of the internet. Is what I've come to believe. Unfortunately, I have yet to master the art of finding communities before they hit their era of decline...

>>25070
The same could sadly be said almost word for word for every good place that has atrophied and been stamped out with the passage of time.

>>25071
>The cycle of communities forming and dying is just a part of the cycle of the internet
Unfortunately it seems in recent times they've been doing more "dying" than "forming," and whatever communities are formed are usually done in clique-y discord servers. And for whatever reason Discord seems much more conducive to faggotry (in both the literal and metaphoric sense) than other platforms are.

>>25073
Yes, when I referred to communities forming, I meant, for the context of this thread, to refer only to good communities, which excludes those to which you refer. For these communities, I'm inclined to agree with your assessment
> it seems in recent times they've been doing more "dying" than "forming,"
but my previous experiences show me that it could well be that such communities are still being formed, only that we don't know where to look for them. (Or, that I don't put enough energy into it?)

>Is it time to find greener pastures? Anybody else with similar experiences?
Leave. Staying will only embitter you.

>>25073
>(in both the literal and metaphoric sense)
I noticed that with programming social circles too.

I recognize that feeling. I hate modern internet.

>>25070
Let me guess...4/jp/?

>>25086
The time to be distraught over 4/anything going to shit was years ago.