Phil,
The way I use forums now is to learn and chat socially with people who have the same interests as me, but who live different lives and therefore have different prejudice's, like's and views to me. I can actually see how teenager's get bullied on social media sites, because if your views don't agree with the proletariat, you can be left open to ridicule and derision. Everyone seems to follow the crowd and you can get a " Social Media Lambasting" very quickly, everyone conforms to social norms, and if your views are contrary to these norms, you will be shat on. But I guess it's been l