Messaging boards as a whole are being supplanted for Reddit and Instagram. It’s a shame because those media do far less to encourage discussions. It’s shame too, as I think discussion boards can be an incredible source of information.
Agreed.
Messaging boards are more intimate. They allow for excellent dissemination of ideas. They allow its members to establish themselves within a virtual community of peers that may or may not share many similarities. Reddit can be interesting, but I find that forums like this allow for you to establish a better "online" identity than what is possible on places like Reddit or Twitter,
I look at messaging boards less as a dying medium for socialization, as I do as part of the foundation to things like the Metaverse. In an all-virtual world, where people get avatars and put on VR headsets to interact, you are still trying to interact with others. Whether that reality includes visuals, auditory and possibly tactile capacities is besides the point, the most important factor is interaction. What a place like this still affords most is a modicum of privacy and the ability to log on/off whenever you want without anyone else directly spying on you. You interact with whom you want, when you want and we aren't overly-policing anyone.
To the OP's point, I think both bodybuilding and Getbig are alive. What I think GetBig does, which bodybuilding does not due to the fact that our own physiology takes centuries to appreciate genetic changes, is evolve. GetBig has evolved to be more than just bodybuilding. We no longer solely talk about professional and amateur bodybuilding. We discuss topics that involve politics, economics, law, history, human sexuality, other sports, humor and the current world's changing thought paradigm. I would hate to have to limit GetBig's capacity to be greater than what the name suggests, but our evolution here is obvious. Also, our ability to stay alive as compared to the vast majority of bodybuilding forums is a testament to what we bring to the table. We never charge anyone a dime to be here, we never will. We are here, for that much needed break in your hectic life to laugh, shoot the shit amongst friends and unclench the jaw after dealing with people in your "real" life that you likely despise or have grown tired of.
So is GetBig dead? No. We're simply like an old friend you once knew, but likely haven't seen/spoken to in numerous years. If we don't ever see you again, it's all good. If we by chance happen to bump into each other on the street, we'll happily grab a beer with you and catch up about life while making fun of all races, genders, sexual orientation and political affiliations, while also sprinkling in a little bodybuilding.
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