From what I see, I can tell that people just prefer reddit over any kind of forums.
It does seem pretty buoyant but I expect most new arrivals will be going to places with a more instant message style. Reddit is a truly unbearable format and I'm amazed it's as popular as it still is. The IM style stuff like Telegram is of little use if you want to find actual past info though, as is Reddit a lot of the time.
People mostly complain because the forum policemen take their job a bit too seriously while catching the campaign abusers.
When they realize they can't spam the shit out of this forum with 10+ accounts, they decide to leave all together because it is not worth their time anymore. (unless it is chipmixer
) They probably have some better idea in mind to scam/abuse people. As a result, the forum becomes somewhere only a few people with signatures post.
I never liked telegram or anything has to do with mobile. (discord sucks too) Never used them, never had the need to use them.
I use reddit's old design (with my phone too) and I quite like it. It is my go to webpage for years.
I see no future with mobile apps when it comes to serious discussion. Anything on mobile is just throwaway. Just like a shitty mobile game that you play for 5 minutes and delete.
I still read comments from 5 years ago on reddit because google still lists them in the first page when I make a search. Why do google list them? Because that comment from 5 years ago still holds relevant information.