We have no exposure or callouts from other conservative platforms, to the best of my knowledge. Even that imbecile Hannity would bring up FR sometimes. Conservative sites and commentators used to be something of a fraternity, albeit a loose one. Now? Not so much. Now they are throwing shade over each other in a desperate grab for ears and eyeballs.
We have a generational problem too. FR really is literally dying out and no fresh blood is coming in because of that lack of profile and the very aged clunkiness of the site itself. Yes, we older folk are fine with it (sort of), but the Zoomers not so much. They like their 'pop' and features and other bells and whistles.
As an aside, I have wondered for years where the money went to run this place, because it cannot possibly cost that much...even in Kalifornia. But I'll leave it at that before I attract unwanted attention.
This is an absolute truth. How can we make it better? Will the new owners listen? Jim was adamant publicly and privately for decades that he would not change a thing.
Now FR needs $20+k/month. All from donations. $360k/year is what the homepage says here.
Unfortunately, the old page that listed the breakdown of costs returns a 404 error
The math does not add up. The homepage has not been updated in many, many years. It says you can still call and leave a message to Jim at (559) 273-1400. According to the homepage.
I hope the boys don't just sit and ride the wave of what their father built. I don't know them and will not judge. I will say that $20-30k/month is a nice cushion.
Yes an aging forum
Like my real world peer group around half have exited planet earth
I’m male and 69 next month close to average age here
Mid boomer
Yes my favorite year obviously lol
Plus there are so many other options now to stay informed
Still no other forums quite like FR
They …the alternatives….run too fast but no cohesiveness
Breitbart forum (I’m banned after J6) continuity of discussion lasts maybe 6-7 replies then moves on
Twitter ditto
I loved IMDB which was so woke but then conservatives got maybe 25% foothold and the masters there killed arguably the largest forum ever
They simply can’t handle truth or fact or empiricism that erodes their narrative so they turned it off
Like Aryanna Wexler says “my facts don’t care about your feelings”