Personally, I think that federated forums are the future of the fediverse.
Because anyone can join the fediverse and there is no centralized control, that means you are exposed to all types of people and content. But forums typically have membership requirements, community rules, and moderators. Since a lot of people are looking for a safe space, the safest space would be a fediverse-enabled forum that controls who can be a member and that moderates posts within the forum.
It also creates a sense of community that social media does not create. If you are looking for like-minded people, they are most likely to hang out in forums that have a specific topic, theme, or community. That makes it easier to discover new people to follow and interact with.
Combine federated social media and federated forums, and you have a powerful combination.
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