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"Hello to whoever is reading this."
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"Looking at the posting history on forums like these is like looking through a time portal."

I read some of the earlier topics and what other people posted. It's a very distinct kind of feeling of nostalgia, to see people laugh, cry and get excited over something many years ago. Some were arguing with each other, some were telling how much they love them as friends. Their posts remain here, like a silent relic, but they are nowhere to be seen. I checked their profiles, almost all of them left this forum a long time ago.

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"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die." (Roy Batty, Blade Runner (1982))

"Internet forums are not only dying; they're now on life support."

This is nothing new. It's been like that for over a decade now. People are choosing new and different ways of communicating, which is not a bad thing at all. But, not every new thing labeled as an improvement is actually one. We are losing genuine human connection now more than ever with the introduction of predatory algorithms and the AI. Don't get me wrong, these are nothing but tools. Though, who is developing them often use it for profits and sometimes even for evil purposes.

An algorithm doesn't care about your feelings, your unique personality, your hopes and dreams. It only focuses on what generates more money to its creators. Same as AI.

"The destruction is inevitable."

This is my take, controversial sure but whatever you think is too. It's best to have different opinions and beliefs.

We'll never understand the true value of something until it no longer exists. A happy memory is kept in the deepest part of your mind, because, well it's now a memory.

When the internet becomes so optimized to generate more money in less time, when every opinion is discarded if it's not a popular one, when every new feature is locked behind a paywall or a subscription...

Then...

Then we will look back to the old internet. We will reminiscence the good old days. And then probably try to revive it with many attempts, but soon realize it's not the same anymore. And then we will begin rebuilding on top of the wreckage. How do I know all of this? Because that's how the human cycle has been since the dawn of time.

"What we need is love, positivity, justice and respect."

A bunch of cliché words. But sometimes a common pattern in nature is a successful one.

In the age of social media, we are now isolated more than our ancestors. We are now able to communicate faster, but we don't listen to each other anymore. We are now able to get information quicker, but that information is often false. We are arguing, mocking, trolling each other in the comments section on many platforms.

And look at where we are now, because of our wrongdoings as humans.

"In the end, you will only be remembered by your actions by those who remain on this planet. So just try to be good. Show some love."