Forums, or message boards, were a big part of why, growing up, the Internet was such a magical place to me. It was a place that existed next to the real world;

Forums, or message boards, were a big part of why, growing up, the Internet was such a magical place to me. It was a place that existed next to the real world; one where I was able to be different versions of myself (depending on what I was into at the time) in a way that wasn’t easy to do offline. I loved it. If I understand Disqus correctly, it's a tool to take away the possibility to be different versions of themselves from today's teenagers. Mental flexibility of this guy...