Quote: financialtimes "For all you guys saying you don't use social media, are you aware that internet forums do come under the banner of social media?'"
They do and are amongst the early versions along with chat rooms (which are largely obsolete these days).
As said before though they’re a more mature form of social media that’s better controlled. Social media is handy and I use it myself but for discussion prefer here.
Again though, I do think the ads play a big part. Most people use phones for browsing and the ads are massively overbearing on this site. It completely ruins the experience but I and some others I’d imagine persevere with them.