Are things slower around here?

[Kriven]

I get that, I'm like that too. Actually, I suspect that anybody still skulking around message boards are that kind of person, or they at least have that quality in common. But it seems like the larger population aren't particularly interested in a meaningful of discussion. Not that they can't be had in popular digital spots (like YouTube, etc.) but that they are so rare and are often disrupted by casual potshots. It just seems like our culture, globally, has taken more of an interest in running its mouth without bothering to take in what anyone else is saying. The comments system is very open to drive-by opinions, and that seems to appeal to a lot of people.

The slow down of activity on forums by their regulared userbase probably also has to do with this, as a side or direct effect. Naturally, those of us who've been here for a while are getting older and have less general time to spend online or may have moved into an area of our lives where message boards just don't fill the same niche they used to. This will cause regular users to drift away over time, and the comment-generation has no interest in signing up.

In short: the regulars are getting too old to spend too much time on the Internet, and the younger generation is not interested in what they see as an antiquated form of communication.