phpBB forums were great for grouping discussions by topics. HackerNews still has this vibe; and maybe reddit as well. But media like twitter or mastodon instead

phpBB forums were great for grouping discussions by topics. HackerNews still has this vibe; and maybe reddit as well. But media like twitter or mastodon instead connect you to a person, who may have multiple opinions on various subjects, often repeating or reinforcing each other day by day. This is also a valuable model; and I don't think it can be adequately translated to the phpBB one.