i like forums and aggregators because they retain the feel of the internet before modern social media got to it.
forums listed here are relatively active, english-dominant, and within my general interests.
| forum | description |
|---|---|
| 4chan | you know what this is |
| agora road | small general forum with a vaporwave theme |
| airliners.net | aviation |
| ambient online | ambient music, field recording |
| basement community | small general forum |
| biohack.me | transhumanism |
| bluelight | drugs, focuses on harm reduction |
| bus stop | text board with 24 hour post life |
| craigslist | general forum, many topics |
| _cyber.report | cybersecurity, must apply to post |
| delphi forums | thousands of user-made forums |
| dogs on acid | drum and bass music |
| erowid vaults | detailed drug experience reports |
| free sound | audio engineering, sound design |
| game faqs | video games |
| hacker news | link aggregator focused on tech and similar |
| gearspace | audio engineering, music production |
| jstpst | just post |
| lainchan | image board focused on tech and cyberpunk media |
| lines | music general |
| midnight pub | small message board |
| newgrounds | gaming, digital art, internet culture |
| raddle | reddit clone w/o ads |
| ramble | privacy-focused reddit clone (i2p required to post) |
| it's reddit | |
| reset era | gaming |
| senkai | touhou/anime |
| something awful | general, tech, visual media |
| sound design se | sound design, field recording |
| sound on sound | audio, the music production industry |
| stack overflow | programming/development help |
| ultimate guitar | guitars and music |
| web sleuths | crime investigation |