Where is everyone

[skyraider]

Its not busy in here anymore,,,,,,so whats up these days?

 

[Ragman]

Its not busy in here anymore,,,,,,

There's only one or two left using the forum.

 

[skyraider]

Hmmm, doesent make sense??????goodness, back in 2009 it was rocking in here,,the days when many of us were in vans,lol, and Laredo was packed with vans,,,life goes on..................

 

[chillout]

imho, people flocked to facebook for the promise of 'free speech', 'unmoderated content' etc, and quickly found out that it just boiled down to a melee without any rules.
And when they left, they burned the bridges.
Then the 'rona....
Even tho there are few people left in here, there are still folks looking to get started, and there is good info to be found, so we carry on!!

 

[Ragman]

imho, people flocked to facebook ......

I'm not convinced Facebook is the problem. Facebook is not new. It existed 10 - 12 years ago. At that time EO and the other sites were active. Some members were on multiple forums. There was a feeling of comradery regardless of carrier.

That, for whatever reason, has been lost.

 

[Darmstadter]

Facebook might be a part of it, as well as Youtube, TikTok, etc. I think younger folks are less inclined to engage in dialogue vs listening to a video or podcast on a topic. Never watched it, but as example that "What the Truck" podcast has over 34K subscribers.

 

[RoadTime]

I'm not convinced Facebook is the problem. Facebook is not new. It existed 10 - 12 years ago. At that time EO and the other sites were active. Some members were on multiple forums. There was a feeling of comradery regardless of carrier.

That, for whatever reason, has been lost.

Just like with the no name vans, it took time for things like facebook to take over. Considering that is the primary spot where everyone is now, I think that was the catalyst.