In a word, yes. I have many fond memories of forums and chats that have been abandoned in favor of platforms like Reddit and Discord (which I find to be bloated and grating).

I do participate in small iMessage and Signal chats. Email remains nice as well.

Large social platforms hold no appeal given the algorithmic curation that favors the platform owners and the pervasive advertising. I’ve never seen the appeal of TikTok short form video either, though I’ll willingly acknowledge I’m in the minority there.

I’ve never abandoned RSS and love the slow pace and small scale of Mastodon.